Gaines in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2873, -93.6616
- Elevation
- 234 m above sea level
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1445 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gaines, Missouri, United States
Read off the current local time in Gaines, Missouri, United States, which belongs to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Gaines, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gaines
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Gaines.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 10 h 39 min Night 13 h 21 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 6:46 PM
Weather in Gaines right now
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Gaines and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16921
- 48436
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 Gaines
- Gaines Michigan, United States
- Gaines New York, United States
- Gaines Pennsylvania, United States
- Gaines West 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
- Coal — 5.9 km
- Brownington — 7.1 km
- Sparrow — 7.2 km
- Mount Zion — 8.0 km
- Alberta — 8.5 km
- Hortense — 10.1 km
Time and daylight in Gaines
The postal system lists 2 codes for Gaines.
Gaines keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
First light in Gaines comes at 7:40 AM today; darkness returns after 6:19 PM. The day gives 10 h 39 min of light.
If you are looking near Gaines, both Coal and Brownington keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Gaines?
- Gaines uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −5.
- Is the offset in Gaines changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Gaines today?
- Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:19 PM.