South Baton Rouge in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.4302, -91.1770
- Elevation
- 16 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1596 km away
What time is it in South Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
This page keeps the current time in South Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
South Baton Rouge, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in South Baton Rouge
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in South Baton Rouge.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in South Baton Rouge right now
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South Baton Rouge and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70802 Baton Rouge — 1.5 km away
- 70893 Baton Rouge — 2.0 km away
- 70801 Baton Rouge — 2.3 km away
- 70803 Baton Rouge — 3.0 km away
- 70891 Baton Rouge — 3.0 km away
- 70892 Baton Rouge — 3.1 km away
- 70808 Baton Rouge — 3.9 km away
- 70806 Baton Rouge — 4.9 km away
- 70820 Baton Rouge — 5.7 km away
- 70804 Baton Rouge — 6.4 km away
- 70805 Baton Rouge — 6.8 km away
- 70719 Brusly — 8.7 km away
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
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Nearby places
- University Shadows — 7.7 km
- Bayou Fountain — 8.6 km
- Ben Hur (historical) — 8.6 km
- Highland Creek — 8.6 km
- Indian Park — 9.2 km
- South Highland — 9.4 km
Local time details for South Baton Rouge
Today's sun rises in South Baton Rouge at 7:09 AM, then sets at 6:33 PM. The day offers 11 h 24 min of daylight.
No adjustment is needed moving between South Baton Rouge, University Shadows and Ben Hur (historical).
12 postal codes are in use across South Baton Rouge.
South Baton Rouge follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in South Baton Rouge based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in South Baton Rouge is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does South Baton Rouge run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in South Baton Rouge: Yes.
- When does daylight begin in South Baton Rouge?
- Daylight begins at 7:09 AM.