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Bismarck sits at 46.8083, -100.7837. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
United States · America/Chicago
Current Time in North Dakota
Live local time in Bismarck, North Dakota, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather.
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Reference
North Dakota at a Glance
| Region | North Dakota |
| Abbreviation | ND |
| Country | United States |
| Reference city | Bismarck |
| IANA time zone | America/Chicago |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Coordinates | 46.8083, -100.7837 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Bismarck | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
Worth knowing. The south-western corner of the state is on Mountain time.
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Time Differences
How Bismarck lines up against the places people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Bismarck. For a specific date, use the converter.
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Understanding the offset
How North Dakota Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Bismarck sits in America/Chicago. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
Clock Changes
Whether North Dakota moves its clocks twice a year is baked into the America/Chicago zone, so the offset above is always the one in force today. Places that stay on a fixed offset drift an hour relative to their neighbours for part of the year, which is the usual reason a recurring call slips.
Not One Zone Throughout
The south-western corner of the state is on Mountain time. The clock above follows Bismarck, so check which zone applies before assuming it matches the whole state.
Answers
North Dakota Time Questions
What time is it in North Dakota right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bismarck, North Dakota, updating every second. It is calculated from the America/Chicago zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving is applied automatically.
What time zone is North Dakota in?
Bismarck uses the America/Chicago zone, and the current UTC offset is shown in the panel above. The south-western corner of the state is on Mountain time.
Does North Dakota change its clocks?
The offset shown above already accounts for daylight saving wherever it applies, because it comes from the time zone database rather than a fixed number. If North Dakota is on a fixed offset all year, the panel simply never changes.
How do I convert North Dakota time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Bismarck and your own device clock. For a specific date rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which applies the daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Where does the weather come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Bismarck.