Baton Rouge in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.6971, -81.3440
- Elevation
- 172 m above sea level
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 604 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Baton Rouge, South Carolina, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Baton Rouge, South Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Baton Rouge, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Baton Rouge
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Baton Rouge, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 1:12 PM Sunset 6:51 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:07 AM – 7:17 PM
Weather in Baton Rouge right now
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Baton Rouge and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70801
- 70802
- 70803
- 70804
- 70805
- 70806
- 70807
- 70808
- 70809
- 70810
- 70811
- 70812
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 South Carolina
- Columbia 142 416
- Charleston 132 609
- North Charleston 108 304
- Mount Pleasant 81 317
- Rock Hill 71 548
- Greenville 64 579
Other places named Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge Louisiana, 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
- Sandy River — 4.8 km
- Wilksburg — 6.6 km
- Mountain Lakes — 8.8 km
- Leeds — 8.9 km
- Armenia — 9.2 km
- Gayle Mill — 9.5 km
About the time in Baton Rouge
Sunrise in Baton Rouge is at 7:33 AM today, and sunset comes at 6:51 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 18 min.
You will find the same time in Sandy River and Wilksburg, both near Baton Rouge.
12 codes make up the postal map of Baton Rouge.
The offset in Baton Rouge is UTC−4, under the America/New_York time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Baton Rouge?
- Yes, Baton Rouge uses America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Baton Rouge?
- Daylight saving time in Baton Rouge: Yes.
- When does light leave Baton Rouge?
- Light leaves at 6:51 PM.