Howard in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.0108, -97.5267
- Elevation
- 480 m above sea level
- Population
- 790
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1794 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Howard, South Dakota, United States
The exact time in Howard, South Dakota, United States is given here, for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Howard, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Howard
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Howard keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:02 AM Solar noon 1:15 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 7:32 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Howard right now
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Howard and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16841
- 31039
- 43028
- 57349
- 67349
- 81233
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 Howard
- Howard Wisconsin, United States
- Howard Queensland, Australia
- Howard Panamá, Panama
- Howard Colorado, United States
- Howard Pennsylvania, 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
- Vilas — 5.6 km
- Miner County — 6.8 km
- Shannon Colony — 8.9 km
- Argonne — 11.3 km
- Winfred — 13.2 km
- Roswell — 13.5 km
Howard: clock, sun and surroundings
Today's times for Howard: the sun is up at 8:02 AM and down at 6:28 PM. That means 10 h 25 min of daylight.
Nearby places that share Howard's clock include Vilas and Miner County.
A total of 6 postal codes belong to Howard.
The applicable time zone for Howard is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Howard?
- Howard is assigned to the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Howard go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Howard: Yes.
- When does morning light reach Howard?
- At 8:02 AM.