Hughes in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0598, -81.9643
- Elevation
- 1153 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 537 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hughes, North Carolina, United States
Local time right now in Hughes, North Carolina, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Hughes, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Hughes
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Hughes keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:52 AM Solar noon 12:13 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:59 PM
Weather in Hughes right now
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Hughes and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 72348
- 99745
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 North Carolina
- Charlotte 911 311
- Raleigh 482 295
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
Other places named Hughes
- Hughes Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Hughes Arkansas, United States
- Hughes Alaska, United States
- Hughes Northern Territory, Australia
- Hughes Manitoba, Canada
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
- Chestnut Dale — 1.6 km
- Frank — 3.6 km
- Carpenter Bottom — 3.8 km
- Avery County — 4.2 km
- Beech Bottom — 4.2 km
- Vale — 4.5 km
Time and daylight in Hughes
Same time, different place: Chestnut Dale and Frank near Hughes.
2 codes are used to address mail in Hughes.
The time standard for Hughes is America/New_York at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
Today's daylight in Hughes begins at 6:52 AM and finishes at 5:33 PM. The total is 10 h 40 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Hughes?
- The time zone designation for Hughes is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Hughes?
- No.
- What time will the sun rise in Hughes today?
- Today it rises at 6:52 AM.