Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.1548, -77.6156
- Population
- 209 802
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 476 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, New York, United States
Watch the current local time in Rochester, New York, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Rochester, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rochester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Rochester keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 5:32 PM
Weather in Rochester right now
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Rochester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02770
- 03839
- 03866
- 03867
- 03868
- 05767
- 14602
- 14603
- 14604
- 14605
- 14606
- 14607
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 York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
Other places named Rochester
- Rochester Minnesota, United States
- Rochester New Hampshire, United States
- Rochester England, United Kingdom
- Rochester Michigan, United States
- Rochester Indiana, United States
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
- Monroe County — 2.0 km
- Arnett — 2.4 km
- Lincoln Park — 2.6 km
- Otis — 2.6 km
- West Brighton — 3.7 km
- Cobbs Hill — 4.6 km
Local time details for Rochester
The time given for Rochester holds for nearby Monroe County and Arnett too.
Rochester accounts for 12 postal codes.
Rochester belongs to the America/New_York zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: No.
At Rochester the sun clears the horizon at 6:47 AM and sinks again at 5:03 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 15 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Rochester?
- Time in Rochester follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Rochester switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Rochester: No.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Rochester.
- The sunset hour is 5:03 PM.