United States
Time now in Clare
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 08:09Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
142
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
08:09
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
42.59, -94.35
Time difference from Clare
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Clare right now.
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About the time in Clare
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Clare 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 142 people live in Clare, 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 Clare
- When do the sun rise and set in Clare today?
- Sunrise is at 06:31 and sunset at 08:09, giving 13h 38m of daylight.
- Does Clare change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Clare?
- Clare is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Clare right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Clare, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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