Time in Houston, United States 🇺🇸
The current local time in Houston, United States is shown below — the city is in the America/Chicago time zone (UTC -05:00 · CDT).
Houston local time
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 CDT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
29.76° N, 95.37° W
Population: 2,320,268
Time zone
IANA: America/Chicago
UTC offset: -05:00 · CDT · Central Standard Time
Country: United States · ISO US
Houston right now
Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Houston changes its clocks: UTC -06:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC -05:00 during daylight saving time.
The next clock change is calculated from your device's date.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:18 · Sunset 19:02
Day length 11h 44m · twilight and monthly table →
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