Dorset in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.9563, -94.9525
- Elevation
- 450 m above sea level
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1706 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorset, Minnesota, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Dorset, Minnesota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Dorset, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dorset
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Dorset, Minnesota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:59 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 11 min Night 13 h 49 min Civil twilight 7:27 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Dorset right now
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Dorset and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05251
- 44032
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 Dorset
- Dorset Vermont, United States
- Dorset Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Dorset Ontario, Canada
- Dorset Ohio, United States
- Dorset Pennsylvania, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Park Estates — 5.1 km
- Nevis — 8.6 km
- Park Rapids — 8.9 km
- Deer Lane — 9.5 km
- Emmaville — 12.3 km
- Hubbard — 14.0 km
Dorset: clock, sun and surroundings
Time runs the same in Dorset and in nearby Park Estates and Nevis.
Mail delivery in Dorset relies on 2 postal codes.
People in Dorset keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
The day begins at Dorset with sunrise at 7:59 AM and ends with sunset at 6:10 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 11 min.
Questions and answers
- Can Dorset's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Dorset's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Dorset?
- Daylight saving in Dorset: Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Dorset.
- The sun sets at 6:10 PM.