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
04:25:06
Friday, 17 July 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
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