United States
Time now in Wisconsin
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 07:56Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
5,960,975
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
07:56
Day length
13h 47m
Coordinates
44.50, -90.00
Time difference from Wisconsin
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Wisconsin right now.
Wisconsin on the map
About the time in Wisconsin
Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin 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 5,960,975 people live in Wisconsin, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Wisconsin
- What are normal business hours in Wisconsin in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Wisconsin runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Wisconsin?
- Wisconsin is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Wisconsin right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Wisconsin, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Wisconsin in?
- Wisconsin uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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