Clayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.4436, -97.6578
- Elevation
- 402 m above sea level
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1793 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Clayton, South Dakota, United States
Below you can see what the time is in Clayton, South Dakota, United States now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Clayton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Clayton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Clayton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:47 AM Solar noon 1:17 PM Sunset 6:48 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Clayton right now
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Clayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08312
- 13624
- 19938
- 27520
- 27527
- 27528
- 30525
- 36016
- 45315
- 46118
- 49235
- 54004
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 Clayton
- Clayton North Carolina, United States
- Clayton Victoria, Australia
- Clayton Missouri, United States
- Clayton Ohio, United States
- Clayton California, United States
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
- Tschetter Colony — 8.5 km
- Oak Lane Colony — 10.2 km
- Wolf Creek — 11.0 km
- Milltown — 11.8 km
- Old Elm Spring Colony — 12.8 km
- Hutchinson County — 14.4 km
About the time in Clayton
Today's daylight in Clayton begins at 7:47 AM and finishes at 6:48 PM. The total is 11 h 01 min.
Tschetter Colony and Oak Lane Colony are neighbours of Clayton on the same clock.
Clayton includes 12 postal codes.
Clayton operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Clayton?
- The time zone name for Clayton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are the clocks in Clayton adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Clayton: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Clayton?
- Sunset there is at 6:48 PM.