Bismarck time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 124 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Bismarck uses Central Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Bismarck
Time differenceSun in Bismarck today
Daylight9h 36m today - 6h 16m less than the longest day and 1h 4m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- North Dakota
- ◉Population
- 75,092
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in North Dakota
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · in 1 days
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 16 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekendMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday · in 69 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Bismarck
Airports- BIS
↑ 5 km south-east
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Pueblamatches until 14 Mar 2027
Rapid City358 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules 
Regina493 km · Same time - no DST Calgary1078 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules Edmonton1171 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Bismarck in?
- Bismarck uses America/Chicago: CST (UTC-6).
- 02Does Bismarck have daylight saving time?
- 14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 124 days
- 03What is the time difference between Bismarck and London?
- Bismarck is 6 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Bismarck from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 15:00-16:00 in Bismarck.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
