Time in North Dakota
North Dakota is not one timezone. Live clocks: Fargo, Bismarck, Williston. Default face: Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer).
North Dakota uses Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer).
North Dakota uses the US daylight-saving calendar: second Sunday in March, first Sunday in November (8 March and 1 November in 2026).
When it is noon in North Dakota it is 1 p.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in North Dakota it is 6 p.m. in London all year.
North Dakota is about 27 minutes of solar time west of the Central Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.
In mid-January the sun rises about 53 minutes later here than in Chicago.
Sunrise and sunset in North Dakota
A typical mid-January day in North Dakota has sunrise around 8:09 a.m. and sunset around 5:05 p.m. (8 h 56 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:33 a.m.–9:24 p.m. (15 h 51 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:09 a.m. | 5:05 p.m. | 8 h 56 m |
| February | 7:33 a.m. | 5:51 p.m. | 10 h 18 m |
| March | 7:42 a.m. | 7:32 p.m. | 11 h 50 m |
| April | 6:41 a.m. | 8:15 p.m. | 13 h 34 m |
| May | 5:54 a.m. | 8:55 p.m. | 15 h 01 m |
| June | 5:33 a.m. | 9:24 p.m. | 15 h 51 m |
| July | 5:48 a.m. | 9:19 p.m. | 15 h 32 m |
| August | 6:25 a.m. | 8:40 p.m. | 14 h 16 m |
| September | 7:05 a.m. | 7:42 p.m. | 12 h 37 m |
| October | 7:45 a.m. | 6:42 p.m. | 10 h 58 m |
| November | 7:30 a.m. | 4:55 p.m. | 9 h 25 m |
| December | 8:06 a.m. | 4:40 p.m. | 8 h 33 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
More than one timezone in North Dakota
Fargo, Bismarck, Williston — those cards are different civil times. The large face is the default for North Dakota (Central Time).
Cities near North Dakota
The live clock is the same TabClock face as the homepage.