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Time in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States now

18:17:51

Sunday 17 May 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:52 ↓ 20:34 (14h 41m) - More info - Make Fort Dodge time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Fort Dodge

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Fort Dodge is normally one hour behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Fort Dodge can for a short while be two hours behind or the same as the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Fort Dodge is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -5 / Central Daylight Time (CDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from Fort Dodge

Los Angeles	−2 hours	−2 hours
Chicago	0
New York	+1 hours
Toronto	+1 hours
São Paulo	+2 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
London	+6 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Paris	+7 hours
Zurich	+7 hours
Cairo	+8 hours
Istanbul	+8 hours
Moscow	+8 hours
Dubai	+9 hours
Mumbai	+10.5 hours
Hong Kong	+13 hours
Shanghai	+13 hours
Singapore	+13 hours
Tokyo	+14 hours
Sydney	+15 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Fort Dodge

Sunrise: 05:52
Sunset: 20:34
Day length: 14h 41m
Solar noon: 13:13
The current local time in Fort Dodge is 73 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Fort Dodge on the map

Location: Iowa, United States
Latitude: 42.497. Longitude: -94.168
Population: 25,000
Elevation: 340 m

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#1 Perkins American Food Co. - American and vegetarian options food
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