United States
Time now in Portland
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 08:02Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
16,116
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
08:02
Day length
13h 00m
Coordinates
27.88, -97.32
Time difference from Portland
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Portland right now.
Portland on the map
About the time in Portland
Around 16,116 people live in Portland, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Portland 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.
Portland sits at latitude 27.88, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 00m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Portland
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Portland?
- Portland is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Portland in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Portland runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Portland today?
- Sunrise is at 07:02 and sunset at 08:02, giving 13h 00m of daylight.
- What time is it in Portland right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Portland, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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