What time is it in Houston?
Houston, United States, is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-5). The sun rises around 06:37 local time.
Houston, UTC-5America/Chicago
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min
Houston Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Houston? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Houston is UTC-5, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Houston on your clock
Pick a time in Houston and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Houston at a glance
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 2,296,224
- Currency
- USD
- Dialling code
- +1
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Coordinates
- 29.82, -95.34
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Houston
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. New York shares the most at 7 a day.
About the time in Houston
Houston keeps the America/Chicago timezone, UTC-5 right now. It observes daylight saving time, so the offset shifts between winter (UTC-6) and summer (UTC-5), the live clock above always uses the correct one. That makes Houston 5 hours behind UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Houston, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 7 h overlap
- London, 2 h overlap
- Singapore, 0 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 06:37 and sets around 20:17 in Houston. The days are currently getting about 1 minute shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31. The next clock change in Houston lands on 1 November 2026, when clocks go back one hour.
Most offices in Houston run 09:00–17:00 in UTC-5. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Houston
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
FAQ
Which timezone is Houston in?
Houston uses America/Chicago, which is UTC-5.
Does Houston observe daylight saving time?
The America/Chicago zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.