Platte in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.3869, -98.8445
- Elevation
- 488 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 266
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1887 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Platte, South Dakota, United States
On this page the local time of Platte, South Dakota, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Platte, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Platte
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Platte keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 6:52 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 7:23 AM – 7:21 PM
Weather in Platte right now
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Platte and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57369
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 Platte
- Platte Zurich, Switzerland
- Platte Zurich, Switzerland
- Platte Artibonite, Haiti
- Platte Minnesota, 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
- Bovee — 9.3 km
- Joubert — 15.1 km
- Cedar Grove Colony — 16.2 km
- Geddes — 19.1 km
- New Holland — 19.5 km
- Academy — 20.5 km
About the time in Platte
There is 1 postal code assigned to Platte.
The time zone assigned to Platte is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today at Platte, the sun rises at 7:51 AM and sets at 6:52 PM. That gives 11 h 01 min of daylight.
Neighbouring places Bovee and Joubert run on Platte time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Platte?
- The clock in Platte follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Platte at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Platte: Yes.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in Platte.
- The sunrise hour is 7:51 AM.