South Dakota Time Zones
Time Zone of a Place
What time zone is it in South Dakota?
Answer
Time zones in South Dakota
Central Time and Mountain Time
The zones in South Dakota: Central Time and Mountain Time.
Time Zone Facts
- Time zones
- Central Time and Mountain Time
- Number of zones
- 2
- Offsets
- UTC−7 – UTC−6
- Clock changes
- daylight time from March 8, 2026 and standard time from November 1, 2026
- Daylight saving time in effect now
- Yes
The Parts and Their Zones
| Part | Time zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| the east, including Sioux Falls and Pierre | Central Time | UTC−6 | UTC−5 |
| the west beyond the Missouri River, including Rapid City | Mountain Time | UTC−7 | UTC−6 |
Time Difference
- UTC
- 5 hours behind
- Eastern Time
- 1 hour behind
- Mountain Time
- 1 hour ahead
- Pacific Time
- 2 hours ahead
- Moscow Time
- MSK−9 in standard time, MSK−8 in daylight time
The difference is calculated for the part «the east, including Sioux Falls and Pierre».
Current time in South Dakota
UTC−5
UTC−5 — subtract 5 hours from UTC
the east, including Sioux Falls and Pierre
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