Watertown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.8994, -97.1151
- Population
- 22 073
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1785 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Watertown, South Dakota, United States
This page shows the time of day in Watertown, South Dakota, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Watertown, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Watertown
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Watertown.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:13 PM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 11 min Night 13 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 5:49 PM
Weather in Watertown right now
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Watertown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02471
- 02472
- 02477
- 06795
- 13601
- 13603
- 37184
- 45787
- 53094
- 53098
- 55388
- 57201
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
- Mitchell 15 669
- Yankton 14 557
Other places named Watertown
- Watertown Massachusetts, United States
- Watertown New York, United States
- Watertown Wisconsin, United States
- Watertown Minnesota, United States
- Watertown Connecticut, 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
- Green Trees Subdivision — 6.2 km
- Foley — 7.1 km
- Williams Subdivision — 7.7 km
- Rauville — 9.0 km
- North Shore — 9.1 km
- Codington County — 10.5 km
Watertown: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes tied to Watertown number 12.
Watertown keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−6. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Today, Watertown has first light at 7:08 AM and last light at 5:19 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 11 min.
Watertown, Green Trees Subdivision and Foley all run on one and the same time.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Watertown?
- The time in Watertown is calculated using America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Watertown have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Watertown: No.
- What time will the sun set in Watertown today?
- Today it sets at 5:19 PM.