Dayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.4853, -94.1938
- Elevation
- 278 m above sea level
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1488 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dayton, Missouri, United States
Below is the local time in Dayton, Missouri, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dayton, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dayton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dayton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:20 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:47 PM
Weather in Dayton right now
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Dayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08810
- 14041
- 16222
- 21036
- 22821
- 37321
- 41074
- 45401
- 45402
- 45403
- 45404
- 45405
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 Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- Independence 117 255
Other places named Dayton
- Dayton Ohio, United States
- Dayton Nevada, United States
- Dayton Texas, United States
- Dayton Tennessee, United States
- Dayton New Jersey, United States
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
- Aaron — 7.7 km
- Garden City — 8.4 km
- Austin — 9.4 km
- Rockford (historical) — 9.6 km
- Altona — 10.2 km
- Creighton — 10.5 km
About the time in Dayton
12 distinct postal codes apply to Dayton.
Dayton uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
The sun rises over Dayton today at 7:43 AM and slips away at 6:20 PM. That leaves 10 h 37 min of daylight.
The hour in Dayton is the hour in Aaron and Garden City as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Dayton?
- The time zone label used for Dayton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Dayton keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Dayton: Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Dayton?
- Local sunrise is 7:43 AM.