Brainard in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.1839, -97.0039
- Elevation
- 510 m above sea level
- Population
- 322
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1715 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Brainard, Nebraska, United States
Look up the current time in Brainard, Nebraska, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Brainard, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Brainard
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Brainard keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:52 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:34 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 7:24 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Brainard right now
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Brainard and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12024
- 68626
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 Nebraska
Other places named Brainard
- Brainard Alberta, Canada
- Brainard California, United States
- Brainard Iowa, United States
- Brainard Kentucky, United States
- Brainard New York, 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
- Loma — 8.1 km
- Dwight — 11.2 km
- Butler County — 11.7 km
- Bruno — 11.7 km
- David City — 13.5 km
- Garrison — 13.7 km
About the time in Brainard
2 postal codes divide Brainard.
Clocks across Brainard run on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:52 AM, sets at 6:34 PM, and stays over Brainard for 10 h 42 min. That is today's daylight.
The same hours are kept in Brainard and in nearby Loma and Dwight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Brainard follow?
- Local time in Brainard follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Brainard?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Brainard today?
- Today it rises at 7:52 AM.