Bates in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.7728, -85.4442
- Elevation
- 220 m above sea level
- Region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 954 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bates, Michigan, United States
The time now in Bates, Michigan, United States is shown here, following the America/Detroit time zone (−4).
Bates, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Detroit
Local time in Bates
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Bates keeps America/Detroit clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:15 AM Solar noon 1:27 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 7:45 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Bates right now
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Bates and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 97817
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 Michigan
- Detroit 645 705
- Grand Rapids 195 097
- Warren 134 056
- Sterling Heights 132 052
- Ann Arbor 117 070
- Lansing 112 644
Other places named Bates
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Same time zone — America/Detroit
- Detroit United States
Nearby places
- Williamsburg — 3.2 km
- Acme — 4.5 km
- Yuba — 5.7 km
- Fivemile Corner — 6.9 km
- Mabel — 6.9 km
- Angel — 7.0 km
Bates: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise at Bates today happens at 8:15 AM, sunset at 6:38 PM. The two are 10 h 23 min apart.
You will find the same time in Williamsburg and Acme, both near Bates.
Bates accounts for 1 postal code.
The time zone used in Bates is America/Detroit, set at UTC−4. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Bates?
- In Bates, the applicable time zone is America/Detroit, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Bates?
- Daylight saving in Bates: Yes.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in Bates.
- The sunrise hour is 8:15 AM.