Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.8169, -111.8090
- Elevation
- 1219 m above sea level
- Region
- Montana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2941 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Montana, United States
Look up the current time in Nelson, Montana, United States, which follows the America/Denver zone (−6).
Nelson, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Nelson
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Nelson keeps America/Denver clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 7:09 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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 Montana
Other places named Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Old Weiss and French Place — 8.8 km
- York — 11.5 km
- Vista — 15.1 km
- Lakeside — 15.6 km
- Helena Valley Northeast — 17.1 km
- Dennison (historical) — 19.2 km
Nelson: clock, sun and surroundings
Nelson is served by a set of 9 postal codes.
Clocks in Nelson take America/Denver as their zone, reading UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today, Nelson has first light at 7:49 AM and last light at 6:38 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 50 min.
For Old Weiss and French Place and York near Nelson, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Nelson?
- The time zone name used for Nelson is America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Does Nelson run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Nelson: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Nelson?
- The sun sets in Nelson at 6:38 PM.