Big Island in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.3371, -92.1654
- Elevation
- 26 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1609 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Big Island, Louisiana, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Big Island, Louisiana, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Big Island, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Big Island
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Big Island, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:15 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:41 PM
Weather in Big Island right now
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Big Island and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24526
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 Island
- Big Island Virginia, United States
- Big Island Nova Scotia, Canada
- Big Island New York, United States
- Big Island Ohio, 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
- Deville — 2.3 km
- Buckeye — 3.9 km
- North Point — 4.2 km
- Barron — 8.0 km
- Holloway — 8.5 km
- Center Point — 10.7 km
About the time in Big Island
Postal codes in Big Island number 1.
The applicable time zone for Big Island is America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Today's daylight in Big Island begins at 6:32 AM and finishes at 5:15 PM. The total is 10 h 43 min.
The clock does not change between Big Island, Deville and Buckeye.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Big Island?
- Use America/Chicago to show the time in Big Island; its offset is −6.
- Does Big Island switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Big Island: No.
- At what hour does the sun set in Big Island?
- At 5:15 PM.