Velasco in numbers
- Coordinates
- 28.9619, -95.3605
- Elevation
- 1 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2013 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Velasco, Texas, United States
This page answers what time it is in Velasco, Texas, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Velasco, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Velasco
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Velasco, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:29 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Velasco right now
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Velasco and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 77542 Freeport — 0.9 km away
- 77541 Freeport — 8.5 km away
- 77531 Clute — 8.9 km away
- 77566 Lake Jackson — 11.6 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
Other places named Velasco
- Velasco Hidalgo, Mexico
- Velasco Holguín Province, Cuba
- Velasco La Rioja, Spain
- Velasco Castille and León, Spain
- Velasco Tlaxcala, Mexico
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
- Freeport — 2.2 km
- Midway — 2.5 km
- Velasco Heights — 2.6 km
- Brazosport — 4.8 km
- Gulf Park — 5.2 km
- Oyster Creek — 5.4 km
Time and daylight in Velasco
Velasco keeps time under America/Chicago. That places it at UTC−5, with daylight saving time Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:29 AM today in Velasco, with the sun setting at 6:44 PM. That leaves 11 h 15 min of light.
Nearby places like Freeport and Midway are on Velasco time.
Addresses in Velasco fall under 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Velasco based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Velasco is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Velasco follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Velasco?
- Today the sun rises at 7:29 AM.