Bakersfield in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.8913, -102.2980
- Elevation
- 773 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2460 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bakersfield, Texas, United States
The current hour and minute in Bakersfield, Texas, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Bakersfield, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bakersfield
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Bakersfield.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:01 AM Solar noon 1:34 PM Sunset 7:07 PM Daylight 11 h 05 min Night 12 h 55 min Civil twilight 7:37 AM – 7:32 PM
Weather in Bakersfield right now
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Bakersfield and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05441
- 65609
- 93301
- 93302
- 93303
- 93304
- 93305
- 93306
- 93307
- 93308
- 93309
- 93311
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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
Other places named Bakersfield
- Bakersfield California, United States
- Bakersfield Missouri, United States
- Bakersfield England, United Kingdom
- Bakersfield Maryland, United States
- Bakersfield Vermont, 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
- Adobe Crossing — 18.0 km
- Girvin — 20.9 km
- Mccamey — 28.1 km
- Baldridge — 34.3 km
- Iraan — 38.0 km
- Horsehead Crossing — 42.2 km
Time and daylight in Bakersfield
Nearby, Adobe Crossing and Girvin go by the same clock as Bakersfield.
Bakersfield takes in 12 postal codes.
Bakersfield works to America/Chicago time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The day begins at Bakersfield with sunrise at 8:01 AM and ends with sunset at 7:07 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 05 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Bakersfield based on?
- The clock in Bakersfield is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Bakersfield?
- Yes.
- Sunrise in Bakersfield is at what time?
- At 8:01 AM.