Rapid City time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to MDT (UTC-6) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Rapid City uses Mountain 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 Rapid City
Time differenceSun in Rapid City today
Daylight9h 47m today - 5h 43m less than the longest day and 0h 55m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Rapid City
City facts- ⌖Region
- South Dakota
- ◉Population
- 73,569
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in South Dakota
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday · in 68 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Rapid City
Airports- RCA
↑ 12 km north-east
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Tucsonmatches until 14 Mar 2027 Mesamatches until 14 Mar 2027 Tepicmatches until 14 Mar 2027
Bismarck358 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules 
Winnipeg793 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules Oklahoma City1074 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Rapid City in?
- Rapid City is in Mountain Standard Time (MST/MDT), America/Denver. Standard time is UTC-7.
- 02Does Rapid City use daylight saving time?
- Yes. Rapid City changes between UTC-7 and UTC-6 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between Rapid City and UTC?
- Rapid City is UTC-7 in standard time and UTC-6 during daylight saving time.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
