United States
Time now in Buffalo
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 08:05Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
232
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
08:05
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
37.71, -95.70
Time difference from Buffalo
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About the time in Buffalo
Buffalo sits at latitude 37.71, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 08:05 local time, giving 13h 21m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.71, -95.70) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Buffalo.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buffalo
- 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.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Buffalo?
- Buffalo is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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.
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