United States
Time now in Dayton
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 07:52Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,526
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
07:52
Day length
13h 54m
Coordinates
46.32, -117.97
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About the time in Dayton
Dayton is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −7 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Dayton runs on America/Los_Angeles, which puts the city UTC −7 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.
Dayton sits at latitude 46.32, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 54m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dayton
- What time is it in Dayton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dayton, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
- Which time zone is Dayton in?
- Dayton uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC −7.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Los_Angeles, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Dayton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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