United States
Time now in Prescott
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 08:02Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
264
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
08:02
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
38.06, -94.69
Time difference from Prescott
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About the time in Prescott
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Prescott day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Prescott 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.
Prescott sits at latitude 38.06, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Prescott
- Does Prescott 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 Prescott right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Prescott, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Prescott today?
- Sunrise is at 06:40 and sunset at 08:02, giving 13h 21m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Prescott in?
- Prescott uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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