Brainerd in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9511, -97.0953
- Elevation
- 422 m above sea level
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1747 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Brainerd, Kansas, United States
This page shows local time in Brainerd, Kansas, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Brainerd, United States
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Brainerd
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Brainerd keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:46 PM Daylight 11 h 03 min Night 12 h 57 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Brainerd right now
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Brainerd and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56401
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.
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- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
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- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Brainerd
- Brainerd Minnesota, United States
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
Time and daylight in Brainerd
Records show 1 postal code for Brainerd.
The time zone in effect for Brainerd is America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Sunrise today in Brainerd lands at 7:43 AM; sunset lands at 6:46 PM. That is 11 h 03 min of light.
Travelling from Brainerd to Whitewater or Potwin does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Brainerd?
- Use America/Chicago for Brainerd; its offset is −5.
- Do clocks in Brainerd shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Brainerd today?
- Today it rises at 7:43 AM.