United States
Time now in Gainesville
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 08:08Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
16,002
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
08:08
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
33.64, -97.15
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About the time in Gainesville
Gainesville 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Gainesville 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Gainesville
- What are normal business hours in Gainesville in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Gainesville runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Gainesville?
- Gainesville is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Gainesville today?
- Sunrise is at 06:55 and sunset at 08:08, giving 13h 14m of daylight.
- What time is it in Gainesville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Gainesville, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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