United States
Time now in Meriden
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 08:13Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
150
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
08:13
Day length
13h 36m
Coordinates
42.79, -95.63
Time difference from Meriden
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Meriden right now.
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About the time in Meriden
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.
Meriden sits at latitude 42.79, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 36m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Meriden 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 Meriden
- Does Meriden change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Meriden right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Meriden, updating every second from America/Chicago (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.
- Which time zone is Meriden in?
- Meriden uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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