Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.0216, -92.4699
- Population
- 112 225
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1404 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Rochester, Minnesota, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Rochester, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rochester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Rochester keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:46 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Rochester right now
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Rochester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02770
- 03839
- 03866
- 03867
- 03868
- 05767
- 14602
- 14603
- 14604
- 14605
- 14606
- 14607
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
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
- Plymouth 75 907
Other places named Rochester
- Rochester New York, United States
- Rochester New Hampshire, United States
- Rochester England, United Kingdom
- Rochester Michigan, United States
- Rochester Indiana, 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
- Parkside Mobile Home Park — 3.7 km
- Golden Hill — 3.7 km
- Oak Terrace Estates — 3.9 km
- Rocky Creek Estates — 4.1 km
- Bobs Trailer Court — 4.1 km
- Paradise Trailer Court — 4.1 km
About the time in Rochester
Rochester, Golden Hill and Parkside Mobile Home Park all run on one and the same time.
The area of Rochester is divided into 12 postal codes.
Rochester keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Sunrise at Rochester today happens at 7:46 AM, sunset at 6:03 PM. The two are 10 h 17 min apart.
Questions and answers
- Does Rochester use the America/Chicago time zone?
- Yes, Rochester uses America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Rochester?
- Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Rochester?
- 7:46 AM.