Velma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0604, -89.6445
- Elevation
- 97 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1247 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Velma, Mississippi, United States
Look up the current time in Velma, Mississippi, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Velma, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Velma
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Velma keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:22 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 5:05 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:56 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Velma right now
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Velma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 73491
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 Mississippi
- Jackson 153 701
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
Other places named Velma
- Velma Oklahoma, United States
- Velma Illinois, United States
- Velma Louisiana, United States
- Velma Nebraska, United States
- Velma Virginia, 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
- Yalobusha County — 6.8 km
- Coffeeville — 9.7 km
- Water Valley — 10.2 km
- Bruce Junction — 11.3 km
- Pine Valley — 11.5 km
- Camp Ground — 14.3 km
Local time details for Velma
Today's sunrise at Velma falls at 6:22 AM; sunset follows at 5:05 PM. Between them lie 10 h 43 min of daylight.
Nearby settlements including Yalobusha County and Coffeeville match the time in Velma.
Velma spans 1 postal code.
For Velma the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Velma?
- Use America/Chicago for Velma; its offset is −6.
- What time zone rules apply in Velma — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Velma: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Velma?
- Expect it at 5:05 PM.