United States
Time now in Bradford
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
99
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
08:03
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
42.63, -93.24
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Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Bradford right now.
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About the time in Bradford
Bradford 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Bradford day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Bradford 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bradford
- What time is it in Bradford right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bradford, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Bradford in?
- Bradford uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Bradford today?
- Sunrise is at 06:28 and sunset at 08:03, giving 13h 35m of daylight.
- Does Bradford change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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