United States
Time now in Dover
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:50Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
39,403
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:50
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
39.16, -75.52
Time difference from Dover
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About the time in Dover
Dover runs on America/New_York, which puts the city UTC −4 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.
Dover is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −4 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 39,403 people live in Dover, 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 Dover
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Dover right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dover, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Dover in?
- Dover uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- Does Dover change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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