Bayou in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2448, -88.4750
- Elevation
- 105 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1017 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bayou, Kentucky, United States
Check the current local time in Bayou, Kentucky, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Bayou, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bayou
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Bayou.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:04 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Bayou right now
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Bayou and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42081 Smithland — 8.8 km away
- 42047 Hampton — 10.1 km away
- 62910 Brookport — 11.3 km away
- 62938 Golconda — 12.9 km away
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 Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Bayou
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
- Bay City — 2.0 km
- Birdsville — 3.5 km
- Jefferson No. 4 precinct — 6.4 km
- Tansill — 8.8 km
- Lewis Corner — 9.7 km
- Hampton — 10.1 km
About the time in Bayou
Bayou is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
The sky over Bayou lightens at 7:04 AM and the sun sets at 6:17 PM. Daylight runs for 11 h 14 min today.
Nearby Bay City and Birdsville need no separate clock from Bayou.
Postal codes in Bayou number 4.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Bayou?
- In Bayou, the applicable time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Bayou shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Bayou?
- It disappears at 6:17 PM.