United States
Time now in Hickory
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 08:06Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
73
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
08:06
Day length
13h 12m
Coordinates
34.56, -96.86
Time difference from Hickory
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Hickory right now.
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About the time in Hickory
Around 73 people live in Hickory, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Hickory sits at latitude 34.56, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 12m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Hickory 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hickory
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Hickory?
- Hickory is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Hickory right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hickory, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Hickory in?
- Hickory uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- Does Hickory change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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