Hector in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.7439, -94.7156
- Elevation
- 329 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 076
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1599 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hector, Minnesota, United States
This page carries the current local time for Hector, Minnesota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Hector, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hector
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Hector.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:54 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 7:23 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Hector right now
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Hector and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14841
- 55342
- 72843
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 Hector
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Buffalo Lake — 7.8 km
- Churchill — 9.0 km
- Bird Island — 14.5 km
- Lakeside — 15.9 km
- Stewart — 18.3 km
- Remus Trailer Lots — 18.3 km
About the time in Hector
Deliveries to Hector are sorted by 3 postal codes.
Hector is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
In Hector, first light arrives at 7:54 AM and the sun goes down at 6:14 PM. The day holds 10 h 20 min of light.
Time in Hector applies without change in Buffalo Lake and Churchill nearby.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Hector?
- Select America/Chicago for Hector; the offset is −5.
- Does Hector have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Hector: Yes.
- What hour brings sunrise in Hector?
- The hour is 7:54 AM.