Backus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.8202, -94.5164
- Elevation
- 410 m above sea level
- Population
- 246
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1670 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Backus, Minnesota, United States
This page shows the time of day in Backus, Minnesota, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Backus, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Backus
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Backus keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:52 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Backus right now
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Backus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56435
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 Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
Other places named Backus
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
- Mildred — 8.2 km
- Oshawa — 9.5 km
- Hackensack — 12.3 km
- Chickamaw Beach — 13.1 km
- Pine River — 14.2 km
- Pontoria — 14.5 km
About the time in Backus
The sun rises here at 7:52 AM and sets at 6:14 PM in Backus today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 21 min.
Travelling from Backus to Mildred or Oshawa does not change the hour.
Backus carries 1 postal code.
Backus carries the America/Chicago zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Backus?
- The time zone that applies to Backus is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Backus switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Backus: Yes.
- What time is sunset in Backus?
- It is 6:14 PM.