United States
Time now in Surprise
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 08:18Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
43
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
08:18
Day length
13h 33m
Coordinates
41.11, -97.31
Time difference from Surprise
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Surprise right now.
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About the time in Surprise
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 08:18 local time, giving 13h 33m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.11, -97.31) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Surprise.
Around 43 people live in Surprise, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Surprise 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 Surprise
- 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.
- What time is it in Surprise right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Surprise, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Surprise change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Surprise in?
- Surprise uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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