United States
Time now in Monroe
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 08:02Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,830
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
08:02
Day length
13h 34m
Coordinates
41.52, -93.10
Time difference from Monroe
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Monroe right now.
Monroe on the map
About the time in Monroe
Monroe 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.
Monroe 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.
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 Monroe
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Monroe?
- Monroe is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Monroe right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Monroe, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Monroe change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Monroe in?
- Monroe uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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