West Cape May in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9387, -74.9418
- Elevation
- 2 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 016
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 181 km away
What time is it in West Cape May, New Jersey, United States
On this page the local time of West Cape May, New Jersey, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
West Cape May, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in West Cape May
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in West Cape May, New Jersey.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in West Cape May right now
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West Cape May and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08212 Cape May Point — 2.0 km away
- 08204 Cape May — 4.0 km away
- 08251 Villas — 9.3 km away
- 08242 Rio Grande — 10.7 km away
- 08260 Wildwood — 10.9 km away
- 08219 Green Creek — 12.5 km away
- 08252 Whitesboro — 13.4 km away
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
- Borough Of West Cape May — 0.5 km
- Sunset Beach — 2.6 km
- Cape May — 3.3 km
- North Cape May — 5.0 km
- Tabernacle — 5.9 km
- Bennett — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in West Cape May
The sun rises at 7:10 AM above West Cape May and sets at 6:23 PM today. Daylight lasts about 11 h 13 min.
Borough Of West Cape May and Sunset Beach are close to West Cape May and observe the same time.
Postal codes valid in West Cape May number 7.
West Cape May tells time by America/New_York, an offset of UTC−4. Clock shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in West Cape May follow?
- Local time in West Cape May follows America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the clock in West Cape May move for summer time?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in West Cape May today?
- Today it rises at 7:10 AM.