Time in Raleigh and Rapid City
The time difference between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Rapid City, South Dakota, is 2 hours. Rapid City is 2 hours behind Raleigh.
This means 9am in Raleigh is 7am in Rapid City and 5pm in Raleigh is 3pm in Rapid City.
Raleigh
- The current local time in Raleigh is 12:49 am (June 18, 2026)
- Raleigh is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Raleigh, United States, is UTC-04:00
Rapid City
- The current local time in Rapid City is 10:49 pm (June 18, 2026)
- Rapid City is in the Mountain Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Rapid City, United States, is UTC-06:00
How to convert Raleigh time to Rapid City time?
Subtract 2 hours from Raleigh time to get Rapid City time.
Time in Raleigh
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Time in Rapid City
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Use the slider above to convert Raleigh time to Rapid City time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| Raleigh | Rapid City |
|---|---|
| 12am | 10pm |
| 1am | 11pm |
| 2am | 12am |
| 3am | 1am |
| 4am | 2am |
| 5am | 3am |
| 6am | 4am |
| 7am | 5am |
| 8am | 6am |
| 9am | 7am |
| 10am | 8am |
| 11am | 9am |
| 12pm | 10am |
| 1pm | 11am |
| 2pm | 12pm |
| 3pm | 1pm |
| 4pm | 2pm |
| 5pm | 3pm |
| 6pm | 4pm |
| 7pm | 5pm |
| 8pm | 6pm |
| 9pm | 7pm |
| 10pm | 8pm |
| 11pm | 9pm |
Time difference from Raleigh (UTC-04:00)
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+5 hours
-6 hours
-3 hours