Hays in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.0314, -86.1389
- Elevation
- 206 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 824 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hays, Kentucky, United States
Learn the current time in Hays, Kentucky, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Hays, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hays
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Hays.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:11 AM Solar noon 11:29 AM Sunset 4:48 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 5:15 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 Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Hays
- Hays Kansas, United States
- Hays North Carolina, United States
- Hays Montana, United States
- Hays Texas, United States
- Hays Sinaloa, Mexico
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
- Merry Oaks — 3.1 km
- Rocky Hill — 4.2 km
- Pondsville — 4.7 km
- Railton — 5.8 km
- Hydro — 6.4 km
- Apple Grove — 6.4 km
Hays: clock, sun and surroundings
Addressing within Hays draws on 3 postal codes.
The time zone assigned to Hays is America/Chicago, held at UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Daylight arrives in Hays at 6:11 AM and departs at 4:48 PM. It lasts 10 h 37 min today.
The clock does not change between Hays, Merry Oaks and Rocky Hill.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Hays?
- Use America/Chicago to show the time in Hays; its offset is −6.
- Does Hays change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Hays: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Hays?
- The hour is 6:11 AM.