United States
Time now in Lafayette
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 07:41Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
120,623
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
07:41
Day length
13h 02m
Coordinates
30.21, -92.03
Time difference from Lafayette
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lafayette right now.
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About the time in Lafayette
Lafayette 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.
Lafayette 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.
Lafayette sits at latitude 30.21, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 02m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lafayette
- What time is it in Lafayette right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lafayette, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Lafayette in?
- Lafayette 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 Lafayette change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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