United States
Time now in El Paso
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 07:48Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
267
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
07:48
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
35.13, -92.10
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About the time in El Paso
El Paso is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
El Paso 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal El Paso 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Paso
- What are normal business hours in El Paso in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Paso runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does El Paso change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in El Paso right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Paso, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is El Paso in?
- El Paso uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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