Gainesville in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.8506, -86.1583
- Elevation
- 166 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 832 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gainesville, Kentucky, United States
The current local time in Gainesville, Kentucky, United States is displayed here for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Gainesville, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gainesville
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gainesville, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:12 AM Solar noon 11:29 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 5:14 PM
Weather in Gainesville right now
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Gainesville and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14066
- 20155
- 20156
- 30501
- 30503
- 30504
- 30506
- 30507
- 32601
- 32602
- 32603
- 32604
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 Gainesville
- Gainesville Florida, United States
- Gainesville Georgia, United States
- Gainesville Texas, United States
- Gainesville Virginia, United States
- Gainesville Missouri, United States
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
- Yesse — 3.5 km
- Meador — 4.8 km
- Cedar Springs — 5.1 km
- Port Oliver Ford — 5.1 km
- Settle — 5.4 km
- Halifax — 7.9 km
About the time in Gainesville
Gainesville shares its time with neighbouring Yesse and Meador.
Addresses in Gainesville fall under 12 postal codes.
Gainesville falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
The sun shows itself over Gainesville at 6:12 AM and sets at 4:47 PM today. That is 10 h 36 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Gainesville?
- The time zone setting that matches Gainesville is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Gainesville adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Gainesville?
- In Gainesville the sun sets at 4:47 PM.