Tama in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9667, -92.5769
- Elevation
- 257 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 819
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1357 km away
- Same name
- 59 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Tama, Iowa, United States
The time now in Tama, Iowa, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Tama, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Tama
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Tama.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 6:39 PM
Weather in Tama right now
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Tama and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52339
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Arrowhead Mobile Home Park — 2.5 km
- Toledo — 3.2 km
- Mesquakie Indian Settlement — 5.7 km
- Gladstone — 6.6 km
- Long Point — 8.1 km
- Potter — 8.2 km
Local time details for Tama
Tama operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
In Tama, today's sun rises at 7:40 AM and sets at 6:10 PM. Light stays for 10 h 30 min.
The local time of Tama is shared by neighbouring Arrowhead Mobile Home Park and Toledo.
A total of 1 postal code belong to Tama.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Tama?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Tama, with an offset of −5.
- Does Tama observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Tama: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Tama?
- The sun goes down at 6:10 PM.