Hays County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.0581, -98.0311
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2154 km away
What time is it in Hays County, Texas, United States
This page reports the local time in Hays County, Texas, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Hays County, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hays County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Hays County keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:45 AM Solar noon 1:17 PM Sunset 6:49 PM Daylight 11 h 04 min Night 12 h 56 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 7:14 PM
Weather in Hays County right now
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Hays County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 78667 San Marcos — 2.7 km away
- 78619 Driftwood — 5.5 km away
- 78676 Wimberley — 8.6 km away
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
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
- Hays City — 4.3 km
- Driftwood — 7.2 km
- Woodcreek — 8.4 km
- Kyle-Buda — 9.3 km
- Wimberley — 9.4 km
- Dripping Springs-Wimberley — 10.9 km
Hays County: clock, sun and surroundings
Time in Hays County applies without change in Hays City and Driftwood nearby.
Addressing within Hays County draws on 3 postal codes.
Local clocks in Hays County answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight in Hays County today runs from 7:45 AM to 6:49 PM. The stretch measures 11 h 04 min.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Hays County be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Hays County?
- Daylight saving time in Hays County: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Hays County?
- It appears at 7:45 AM.