Austin is located in United States and uses the America/Chicago timezone, currently CDT (GMT-5) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-6. Sunrise is at 06:50 and sunset at 20:07 local time. The coordinates of Austin are 30.27°N, 97.74°W.

Today Austin gets 13 hours 17 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:28, about 88 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Austin shares its CDT (GMT-5) offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Nashville. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Austin in?›

Austin is in the America/Chicago timezone, currently CDT (GMT-5) from UTC.

Does Austin observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Austin observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-6.

What is the UTC offset for Austin?›

Austin is currently GMT-5 from UTC (CDT (GMT-5)). Clocks change on 1 November 2026.

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.