United States
Time now in Alvin
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 07:54Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
24,236
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
07:54
Day length
13h 00m
Coordinates
29.33, -95.41
Time difference from Alvin
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About the time in Alvin
Alvin sits at latitude 29.33, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 00m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Alvin 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.
Around 24,236 people live in Alvin, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Alvin
- Which time zone is Alvin in?
- Alvin uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Alvin today?
- Sunrise is at 06:54 and sunset at 07:54, giving 13h 00m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Alvin?
- Alvin is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Alvin right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Alvin, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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