United States
Time now in Huntsville
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 07:53Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
38,548
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
07:53
Day length
12h 58m
Coordinates
30.71, -95.55
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About the time in Huntsville
Huntsville 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.
Around 38,548 people live in Huntsville, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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 Huntsville
- What time is it in Huntsville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Huntsville, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Huntsville in?
- Huntsville uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- 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.
- Does Huntsville change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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