Current Local Time in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
About Rapid City
Discover Rapid City, which is located in United States, home to 73,569 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 44° 4' 49.94" N, 44° 4' 49.94" N. Today is Wednesday, December 24, and the city observes the Mountain Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 74 days away.
Stay informed with the current local time in Rapid City, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Rapid City, United States. Find everything you need to know about Rapid City, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for United States.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 7 more days left in the month of December. We are currently on the 358th day of the year, with 7 days remaining and so far 98.08% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Rapid City
- Time Zone
- Mountain Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: March 8, 2026
- On Sunday, March 8th 2026, at 02:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 03:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC -07
- Country ISO 2
- US
- Country ISO 3
- USA
- Population
- 73,569
- Country Dialing Code
- +1
- Top Level Domain
- .us
- Time Zone Identifier
- America/Denver
- State/Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 988 Meters or 3,241 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- USD / Dollar
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 44.08054
Longitude: -103.23101 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 44° 4' 49.94" N
Longitude: 103° 13' 51.64" W - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 44° 4.832' N
Longitude: 103° 13.861' W - Alternate Names of Rapid City
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