United States
Time now in Portland
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 07:42Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
430
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
07:42
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
33.24, -91.51
Time difference from Portland
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Portland right now.
Portland on the map
About the time in Portland
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.
Around 430 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.
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 Portland
- 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 Portland change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Portland today?
- Sunrise is at 06:35 and sunset at 07:42, giving 13h 07m 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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