South Dakota Time Zones

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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 zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
the east, including Sioux Falls and PierreCentral TimeUTC−6 UTC−5
the west beyond the Missouri River, including Rapid CityMountain TimeUTC−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 — subtract 5 hours from UTC
the east, including Sioux Falls and Pierre

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Time Zones: United States: States and DC

PlaceTime zone
IdahoMountain Time and Pacific Time
IllinoisCentral Time
IndianaEastern Time and Central Time
IowaCentral Time
KansasCentral Time and Mountain Time
KentuckyEastern Time and Central Time
LouisianaCentral Time
MaineEastern Time
MarylandEastern Time
MassachusettsEastern Time
MichiganEastern Time and Central Time
MinnesotaCentral Time
MississippiCentral Time
MissouriCentral Time
MontanaMountain Time
NebraskaCentral Time and Mountain Time
NevadaPacific Time
New HampshireEastern Time
New JerseyEastern Time
New MexicoMountain Time
New YorkEastern Time
North CarolinaEastern Time
North DakotaCentral Time and Mountain Time
OhioEastern Time
OklahomaCentral Time
OregonPacific Time and Mountain Time
PennsylvaniaEastern Time
Rhode IslandEastern Time
South CarolinaEastern Time
South DakotaCentral Time and Mountain Time
TennesseeCentral Time and Eastern Time
TexasCentral Time and Mountain Time
UtahMountain Time
VermontEastern Time
VirginiaEastern Time
Washington, D.C.Eastern Time
Washington StatePacific Time
West VirginiaEastern Time
WisconsinCentral Time
WyomingMountain Time

FAQ

What time zone is it in South Dakota?

Time zones in South Dakota Central Time and Mountain Time

Is daylight saving time observed in South Dakota?

Yes. This year the clocks there go to daylight time from March 8, 2026 and standard time from November 1, 2026.

How many time zones are there in South Dakota?

There are 2 of them, from UTC−7 to UTC−6: Central Time and Mountain Time.

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