South Padre Island in numbers
- Coordinates
- 26.1037, -97.1647
- Elevation
- 2 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 884
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2354 km away
What time is it in South Padre Island, Texas, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for South Padre Island, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
South Padre Island, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in South Padre Island
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in South Padre Island, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:29 AM Solar noon 1:15 PM Sunset 7:01 PM Daylight 11 h 32 min Night 12 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 7:25 PM
Weather in South Padre Island right now
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South Padre Island and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 78597
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
- Port Isabel — 5.5 km
- Laguna Heights — 9.3 km
- Rutherford-Harding Addition Colonia — 9.5 km
- Del Mar — 10.3 km
- Kopernik Shores — 12.5 km
- Starbase — 12.5 km
South Padre Island: clock, sun and surroundings
Neighbouring Port Isabel and Laguna Heights sit in the same time as South Padre Island.
South Padre Island is mapped by 1 postal code.
South Padre Island lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
In South Padre Island, today's sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 7:01 PM. Light stays for 11 h 32 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to South Padre Island?
- The time zone that applies to South Padre Island is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does South Padre Island stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in South Padre Island: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in South Padre Island?
- Sunrise there is at 7:29 AM.