Hays in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8792, -99.3268
- Population
- 21 092
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1924 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hays, Kansas, United States
The time now in Hays, Kansas, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Hays, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hays
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Hays keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:22 PM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 6:06 PM
Weather in Hays right now
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Hays and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28635
- 59527
- 67601
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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Hays
- Hays North Carolina, United States
- Hays Montana, United States
- Hays Texas, United States
- Hays Sinaloa, Mexico
- Hays Ta‘izz, Yemen
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
- Fort Hays Trailer Park — 1.8 km
- Cottonwood Mobile Home Park — 1.8 km
- Countryside Mobile Home Estates — 2.7 km
- Buffalo Hills Mobile Home Park — 4.0 km
- Ellis County — 4.0 km
- Toulon — 8.0 km
Hays: clock, sun and surroundings
Today at Hays, the sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 5:38 PM. That gives 10 h 33 min of daylight.
The time you see for Hays is also correct for Cottonwood Mobile Home Park and Fort Hays Trailer Park.
The postal code count for Hays is 3.
Hays runs its day on America/Chicago, which is offset UTC−6. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Hays?
- Hays uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −6.
- Does Hays run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Hays: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Hays?
- It sets at 5:38 PM.