Watauga in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.8170, -85.0647
- Elevation
- 320 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 741 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Watauga, Kentucky, United States
Check the current local time in Watauga, Kentucky, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Watauga, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Watauga
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Watauga keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:04 AM Solar noon 12:25 PM Sunset 5:46 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 6:13 PM
Weather in Watauga right now
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Watauga and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 37694
- 57660
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 Watauga
- Watauga Texas, United States
- Watauga Tennessee, United States
- Watauga South Dakota, United States
- Watauga Virginia, 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
- Cumberland City — 1.4 km
- Narvel — 4.0 km
- Marlow — 5.1 km
- Cabell — 5.4 km
- Nora — 6.6 km
- Cartwright — 7.2 km
Watauga: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise at Watauga today happens at 7:04 AM, sunset at 5:46 PM. The two are 10 h 42 min apart.
Close to Watauga, the towns of Cumberland City and Narvel show the same time.
Postal codes tied to Watauga number 2.
Watauga is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Watauga?
- Use America/Chicago for Watauga; its offset is −5.
- Does Watauga follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What time is sunrise in Watauga?
- It is 7:04 AM.