Wessington in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.4542, -98.6970
- Elevation
- 432 m above sea level
- Population
- 181
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1895 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Wessington, South Dakota, United States
Right now in Wessington, South Dakota, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Wessington, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Wessington
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Wessington.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 6:52 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 7:22 PM
Weather in Wessington right now
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Wessington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57381
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 Wessington
- Wessington England, United Kingdom
- Wessington Alabama, 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
- Vayland — 9.2 km
- Wolsey — 18.4 km
- Saint Lawrence — 20.4 km
- Bonilla — 21.2 km
- Danforth — 26.7 km
- Spottswood — 26.7 km
Time and daylight in Wessington
The area of Wessington is divided into 1 postal code.
Wessington falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Today's times for Wessington: the sun is up at 7:51 AM and down at 6:52 PM. That means 11 h 02 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Wessington and nearby Vayland or Wolsey.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Wessington?
- Select America/Chicago for Wessington; the offset is −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Wessington?
- Yes.
- When does light leave Wessington?
- Light leaves at 6:52 PM.