United States
Time now in Iowa
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 08:06Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,241,488
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
08:06
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
42.00, -93.50
Time difference from Iowa
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Iowa right now.
Iowa on the map
About the time in Iowa
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Iowa 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.
Around 3,241,488 people live in Iowa, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Iowa 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 Iowa
- What time is it in Iowa right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Iowa, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in Iowa in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Iowa runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Iowa today?
- Sunrise is at 06:28 and sunset at 08:06, giving 13h 38m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Iowa in?
- Iowa uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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