Ottawa in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.3822, -93.9458
- Elevation
- 243 m above sea level
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1528 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ottawa, Minnesota, United States
Below is the local time in Ottawa, Minnesota, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Ottawa, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ottawa
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Ottawa keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 08 min Night 13 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:35 PM
Weather in Ottawa right now
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Ottawa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25149
- 45875
- 61350
- 66067
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 Ottawa
- Ottawa Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Illinois, United States
- Ottawa Kansas, United States
- Ottawa Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast
- Ottawa Ohio, United States
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
- Summit Mobile Home Park — 4.4 km
- Green Valley Mobile Home Park — 6.6 km
- Saint Peter — 6.6 km
- Traverse — 6.8 km
- Mar Wey Mobile Home Park — 8.2 km
- Le Sueur — 9.1 km
Ottawa: clock, sun and surroundings
4 distinct postal codes apply to Ottawa.
Local time in Ottawa comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
In Ottawa, today's sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 5:04 PM. Light stays for 10 h 08 min.
Nearby places like Summit Mobile Home Park and Saint Peter are on Ottawa time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Ottawa?
- Select America/Chicago for Ottawa; the offset is −6.
- Do people in Ottawa set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Ottawa: No.
- What time will the sun rise in Ottawa today?
- Today it rises at 6:57 AM.