United States
Time now in Albert Lea
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 08:07Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
08:07
Day length
13h 41m
Coordinates
43.66, -93.37
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About the time in Albert Lea
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Albert Lea runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Albert Lea is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Albert Lea
- When do the sun rise and set in Albert Lea today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 08:07, giving 13h 41m of daylight.
- Does Albert Lea change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Albert Lea right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Albert Lea, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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