Des Moines time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to PDT (UTC-7) - in 124 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Des Moines uses Pacific 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 Des Moines
Time differenceSun in Des Moines today
Daylight9h 32m today - 6h 25m less than the longest day and 1h 5m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Des Moines
City facts- ⌖Region
- Washington
- ◉Population
- 31,221
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Washington
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 Des Moines
Airports- SEA
↑ 5 km north
Same local time - BFI
↑ 14 km north
Same local time - PAE
↑ 56 km north
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Calgary722 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules Edmonton926 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Des Moines in?
- Des Moines uses America/Los_Angeles: PST (UTC-8).
- 02Does Des Moines have daylight saving time?
- 14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to PDT (UTC-7) - in 124 days
- 03What is the time difference between Des Moines and London?
- Des Moines is 8 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Des Moines from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 13:00-14:00 in Des Moines.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
