La Fayette in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.6584, -87.6583
- Elevation
- 167 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 965 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in La Fayette, Kentucky, United States
This page displays how late it is in La Fayette, Kentucky, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
La Fayette, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in La Fayette
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in La Fayette.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in La Fayette right now
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La Fayette and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13084
- 30728
- 42254
- 61449
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 La Fayette
- La Fayette Martinique Other, Martinique
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Lafayette — 0.1 km
- Bennettstown — 5.9 km
- Rose Hill (historical) — 6.6 km
- Stephenson — 7.3 km
- Parker Town (historical) — 7.4 km
- Roaring Spring — 8.6 km
Local time details for La Fayette
The local time of La Fayette is shared by neighbouring Lafayette and Bennettstown.
Postal codes tied to La Fayette number 4.
The time zone assigned to La Fayette is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today's sun rises in La Fayette at 7:00 AM, then sets at 6:15 PM. The day offers 11 h 15 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Can La Fayette's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, La Fayette's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does La Fayette run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in La Fayette: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in La Fayette?
- At 7:00 AM.