United States
Time now in Vail
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 08:11Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
424
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
08:11
Day length
13h 36m
Coordinates
42.06, -95.20
Time difference from Vail
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Vail right now.
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About the time in Vail
Sunrise today lands at 06:35 and sunset at 08:11 local time, giving 13h 36m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (42.06, -95.20) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Vail.
Vail 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Vail 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Vail
- 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 Vail 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 Vail right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Vail, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Vail in?
- Vail uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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