United States
Time now in Wausau
Sunrise 06:07Sunset 07:56Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
39,106
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
07:56
Day length
13h 49m
Coordinates
44.96, -89.64
Time difference from Wausau
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Wausau right now.
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About the time in Wausau
Wausau 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.
Wausau is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Sunrise today lands at 06:07 and sunset at 07:56 local time, giving 13h 49m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (44.96, -89.64) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Wausau.
Frequently asked questions about time in Wausau
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Wausau?
- Wausau is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Wausau in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Wausau runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Wausau right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Wausau, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Wausau in?
- Wausau uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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