United States
Time now in Karlstad
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 08:30Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
733
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
08:30
Day length
14h 03m
Coordinates
48.58, -96.52
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About the time in Karlstad
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.
Karlstad 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.
Karlstad 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Karlstad
- When do the sun rise and set in Karlstad today?
- Sunrise is at 06:27 and sunset at 08:30, giving 14h 03m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Karlstad in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Karlstad runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Karlstad right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Karlstad, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Karlstad in?
- Karlstad uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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