United States
Time now in Brownsville
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 07:26Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
826
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
07:26
Day length
13h 17m
Coordinates
37.19, -86.27
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About the time in Brownsville
Brownsville 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.
Brownsville 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 Brownsville 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Brownsville
- 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.
- Does Brownsville change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Brownsville today?
- Sunrise is at 06:09 and sunset at 07:26, giving 13h 17m of daylight.
- What time is it in Brownsville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Brownsville, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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