Fort Thompson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.0686, -99.4379
- Elevation
- 439 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 282
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1946 km away
What time is it in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, United States
This page displays how late it is in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Fort Thompson, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fort Thompson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Fort Thompson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:22 PM Sunset 5:28 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 5:58 PM
Weather in Fort Thompson right now
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Fort Thompson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57339
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
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Lees Corner — 9.0 km
- Lower Brule — 11.5 km
- Council House — 12.1 km
- Buffalo County — 18.6 km
- Grosse — 19.8 km
- Stephan — 20.0 km
Local time details for Fort Thompson
Sunrise falls at 7:17 AM today in Fort Thompson, with the sun setting at 5:28 PM. That leaves 10 h 12 min of light.
Travelling from Fort Thompson to Lees Corner or Lower Brule does not change the hour.
Postal numbering in Fort Thompson covers 1 codes.
Fort Thompson belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−6. Summer time adjustment: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Fort Thompson?
- The time zone name for Fort Thompson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do people in Fort Thompson set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Fort Thompson: No.
- What time is sunset in Fort Thompson?
- It is 5:28 PM.