United States
Time now in Fort Smith
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 07:57Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
86,209
Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
07:57
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
35.35, -94.37
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About the time in Fort Smith
Fort Smith sits at latitude 35.35, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 14m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith
- 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.
- What time is it in Fort Smith right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Fort Smith, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Fort Smith change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Fort Smith in?
- Fort Smith uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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