Current Time in Houston
United States, United States
About Time in Houston
Houston is in the Chicago time zone, with the IANA identifier America/Chicago. The current UTC offset is shown on the live clock above and updates automatically when Houston enters or leaves Daylight Saving Time.
Major cities sharing Houston's time zone include Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio. Use the converter to translate Houston times into any other zone, or check the related tools below for sunrise/sunset and prayer times calibrated to this exact location.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -05:00 to -06:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00).
In Houston, the longest day (June solstice) lasts 14h 4m and the shortest (December solstice) lasts 10h 14m — a 3h 50m seasonal swing in daylight.