Wausau in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.9591, -89.6301
- Population
- 39 094
- Region
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1239 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
Local time in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Wausau, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Wausau
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Wausau keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Wausau right now
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Wausau and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 32463
- 54401
- 54402
- 54403
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 Wisconsin
Other places named Wausau
- Wausau Florida, 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
- Franklin Hill — 1.1 km
- East Hill — 1.3 km
- Wausau Junction — 2.6 km
- Schofield — 5.8 km
- Rib Mountain — 6.3 km
- Kelly — 7.4 km
Time and daylight in Wausau
Wausau observes America/Chicago time, currently expressed as UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
In Wausau, first light arrives at 7:36 AM and the sun goes down at 5:50 PM. The day holds 10 h 14 min of light.
The local time of Wausau is shared by neighbouring Franklin Hill and East Hill.
Delivery zones in Wausau are marked by 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Wausau?
- The designation used for Wausau is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Wausau observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Wausau: Yes.
- When does evening light leave Wausau?
- At 5:50 PM.