Cape May in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9408, -74.9041
- Elevation
- 2 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 514
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 185 km away
What time is it in Cape May, New Jersey, United States
The current local time in Cape May, New Jersey, United States — time zone America/New_York (−5) — is shown right here.
Cape May, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Cape May
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Cape May.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 4:54 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Cape May right now
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Cape May and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08204
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 New Jersey
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Schellenger Landing — 0.9 km
- Buck Landing — 1.2 km
- Borough Of West Cape May — 2.9 km
- Cold Spring — 3.1 km
- West Cape May — 3.3 km
- Bennett — 4.8 km
Local time details for Cape May
In Cape May today the sun is out from 6:35 AM until 4:54 PM. That comes to 10 h 20 min of daylight.
Cape May shares one clock with the nearby places Schellenger Landing and Buck Landing.
Cape May operates with 1 postal code.
The zone that governs Cape May is America/New_York at UTC−5. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Cape May?
- Cape May is in America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Cape May go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Cape May: No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Cape May?
- It rises at 6:35 AM.