United States
Time now in Buffalo
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 07:54Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,299
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
07:54
Day length
13h 36m
Coordinates
41.46, -90.72
Time difference from Buffalo
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About the time in Buffalo
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Buffalo 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.
Around 1,299 people live in Buffalo, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Buffalo 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 Buffalo
- What time is it in Buffalo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Buffalo, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Buffalo in?
- Buffalo uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Buffalo in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Buffalo runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Buffalo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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