🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
Current local time in Houston
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in Houston, United States of America is 06:59 (America/Chicago, UTC-05:00). United States of America observes daylight saving time and is currently on daylight saving time.
America/Chicago · CDT · UTC-05:00
5h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Chicago (CDT)
UTC offset
UTC-05:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-06:00
Daylight
07:32 18:37 11h 6m
Houston on the map
Time difference from Houston
Other cities in America/Chicago
Cities near Houston
Houston time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Houston in?
- Houston uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-05:00).
- Does Houston observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Houston is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Houston and UTC?
- Houston is UTC-05:00, so local time is -05:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.