Big Bend in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.0736, -91.7933
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1598 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Big Bend, Louisiana, United States
The local time of Big Bend, Louisiana, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Big Bend, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Big Bend
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Big Bend, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Big Bend right now
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Big Bend and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26136
- 53103
- 96011
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 Big Bend
- Big Bend Lubombo Region, Eswatini
- Big Bend British Columbia, Canada
- Big Bend Wisconsin, United States
- Big Bend California, United States
- Big Bend Khomas Region, Namibia
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
- Naples (historical) — 6.9 km
- Simmesport — 10.0 km
- Yellow Bayou — 10.2 km
- Merrick — 10.3 km
- Eden (historical) — 10.6 km
- Glynville (historical) — 10.7 km
About the time in Big Bend
Clocks in Big Bend take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today the day starts in Big Bend at 7:11 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:36 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 11 h 24 min.
For nearby Naples (historical) and Simmesport, use the time shown for Big Bend.
Big Bend is mapped by 3 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Big Bend be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Big Bend?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Big Bend?
- The sun is setting at 6:36 PM.