Alcester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.0214, -96.6309
- Elevation
- 418 m above sea level
- Population
- 761
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1704 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alcester, South Dakota, United States
The reading below is the local time in Alcester, South Dakota, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Alcester, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alcester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alcester, South Dakota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:13 PM
Weather in Alcester right now
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Alcester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57001
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 Dakota
- Sioux Falls 171 544
- Rapid City 73 569
- Aberdeen 28 102
- Brookings 23 657
- Watertown 22 073
- Mitchell 15 669
Other places named Alcester
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Big Springs — 9.5 km
- Emmet — 10.3 km
- Nora — 11.0 km
- Norway Center — 11.8 km
- Hawarden — 12.2 km
- Beresford — 13.3 km
About the time in Alcester
No adjustment is needed moving between Alcester, Big Springs and Emmet.
Alcester accounts for 1 postal code.
Time in Alcester is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
In Alcester, today's sun rises at 7:42 AM and sets at 6:44 PM. Light stays for 11 h 02 min.
Questions and answers
- Can Alcester's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Alcester's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Alcester run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Alcester: Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Alcester today?
- Today it sets at 6:44 PM.