West Des Moines 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. West Des Moines 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 West Des Moines
Time differenceSun in West Des Moines today
Daylight10h 1m today - 5h 10m less than the longest day and 0h 52m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About West Des Moines
City facts- ⌖Region
- Iowa
- ◉Population
- 64,113
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Iowa
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
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Pueblamatches until 14 Mar 2027
Columbus919 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules 
Toronto1193 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is West Des Moines in?
- West Des Moines uses America/Chicago: CST (UTC-6).
- 02Does West Des Moines 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 West Des Moines and London?
- West Des Moines is 6 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call West Des Moines from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 15:00-16:00 in West Des Moines.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
