Watford City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 47.8021, -103.2750
- Elevation
- 646 m above sea level
- Population
- 6 708
- Region
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2326 km away
What time is it in Watford City, North Dakota, United States
The present local time in Watford City, North Dakota, United States is given below, for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Watford City, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Watford City
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Watford City keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 5:25 PM Daylight 9 h 34 min Night 14 h 26 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 5:58 PM
Weather in Watford City right now
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Watford City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 58854
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 Dakota
- Fargo 118 523
- Bismarck 75 092
- Grand Forks 57 011
- Minot 49 450
- West Fargo 33 597
- Williston 26 977
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Nearby places
- Schafer — 6.6 km
- Mckenzie County — 11.3 km
- Arnegard — 12.4 km
- Unorganized Territory Of North Mckenzie — 13.9 km
- Rawson — 20.0 km
- Johnsons Corner — 24.9 km
Local time details for Watford City
There is 1 postal code assigned to Watford City.
Watford City counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Sunrise comes to Watford City at 7:51 AM and sunset at 5:25 PM today. Together that makes 9 h 34 min of light.
Time runs the same in Watford City and in nearby Schafer and Mckenzie County.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Watford City?
- The local time zone in Watford City is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Watford City switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Watford City: No.
- What is the sunrise time for Watford City?
- 7:51 AM.