Alma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.5963, -91.3896
- Elevation
- 10 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1600 km away
- Same name
- 49 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alma, Louisiana, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Alma, Louisiana, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Alma, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alma
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Alma keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:35 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in Alma right now
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Alma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14708
- 26320
- 31510
- 48801
- 54610
- 62807
- 64001
- 66401
- 68920
- 72921
- 80420
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 Louisiana
- New Orleans 362 701
- Baton Rouge 227 470
- Shreveport 187 593
- Metairie Terrace 142 489
- Metairie 138 481
- Lafayette 121 374
Other places named Alma
- Alma Quebec, Canada
- Alma Michigan, United States
- Alma Arkansas, United States
- Alma Georgia, United States
- Alma Nebraska, 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
- Allendale — 15.7 km
- Westover — 16.1 km
- Lejeune — 16.3 km
- West Baton Rouge Parish — 16.5 km
- Catherine — 16.5 km
- Lobdell Station — 16.8 km
Local time details for Alma
Across Alma, 11 postal codes are recorded.
Alma keeps time under America/Chicago. That places it at UTC−5, with daylight saving time Yes.
Look for sunrise at 7:09 AM and sunset at 6:35 PM in Alma today. The day carries 11 h 25 min of light.
Allendale and Westover lie near Alma and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Alma follow?
- Local time in Alma follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Alma?
- Daylight saving time in Alma: Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Alma?
- Sunrise in Alma is at 7:09 AM.