Buffalo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.5842, -103.5460
- Elevation
- 878 m above sea level
- Population
- 345
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2293 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Buffalo, South Dakota, United States
Learn the current time in Buffalo, South Dakota, United States, a place in the America/Denver time zone (−6).
Buffalo, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Buffalo
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Buffalo keeps America/Denver clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 59 min Night 13 h 01 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Buffalo right now
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Buffalo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14201
- 14202
- 14203
- 14204
- 14205
- 14206
- 14207
- 14208
- 14209
- 14210
- 14211
- 14212
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 Buffalo
- Buffalo New York, United States
- Buffalo Minnesota, United States
- Buffalo Wyoming, United States
- Buffalo Missouri, United States
- Buffalo Texas, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Harding County — 3.9 km
- Unorganized Territory Of North Harding — 17.6 km
- Unorganized Territory Of South Harding — 23.8 km
- Harding — 30.5 km
- Ladner — 30.5 km
- Ludlow — 30.8 km
About the time in Buffalo
Buffalo operates on America/Denver at UTC−6. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:11 AM in Buffalo and goes down at 6:10 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 59 min.
Time in Buffalo applies without change in Harding County and Unorganized Territory Of North Harding nearby.
Buffalo is mapped by 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Buffalo in for local time?
- For local time, Buffalo is in America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Will the time in Buffalo move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Buffalo: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Buffalo?
- Expect it at 6:10 PM.