The current time in Dallas is CST / CDT · America/Chicago on today in Dallas. Dallas, Texas follows Central Time, using Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) during standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) while daylight saving time is in effect.
Dallas time follows the America/Chicago clock. The live clock above updates every second, and today's date, current CST/CDT abbreviation and UTC offset are calculated for America/Chicago.
This page is for Dallas, Texas. Dallas follows Central Time. Texas spans Central and Mountain Time, so the state has its own geographic current-time guide for statewide time information and far-west Texas exceptions.
Your comparison becomes available when your browser time zone is detected. CalendarHours compares the current UTC offsets for Dallas and your location rather than relying on a fixed hour difference.
Your browser time zone is used only for this comparison. Dallas's live clock always remains on America/Chicago.
The essential facts behind the live Dallas clock, including the current Central Time abbreviation, UTC offset and next seasonal clock change.
Useful city details for travelers, callers and anyone coordinating schedules with Dallas.
Dallas uses CST (UTC−6) during standard time and CDT (UTC−5) while daylight saving time is in effect. In 2026, clocks moved forward on March 8 at 2:00 a.m. and move back on November 1 at 2:00 a.m. local time.
Explore Texas and other approved current-time pages connected to Dallas. Houston, Austin and Dallas follow the same Central Time clock-change schedule.
Compare Dallas with major U.S. and international locations. Differences are calculated from each location's current IANA UTC offset, so daylight-saving changes are reflected automatically.
| Location | Current Local Time | Difference From Dallas | Planning Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Current time | Date-aware | Dallas is normally 1 hour behind New York. |
| Los Angeles | Current time | Date-aware | Dallas is normally 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. |
| Denver | Current time | Date-aware | Dallas is normally 1 hour ahead of Denver. |
| Phoenix | Current time | Date-aware | Phoenix does not observe DST, so its difference from Dallas changes seasonally. |
| London | Current time | Date-aware | Usually 6 hours ahead of Dallas, with brief 5-hour mismatch periods. |
| São Paulo | Current time | Date-aware | Useful same-day overlap for Texas–Brazil business and markets. |
| Dubai | Current time | Date-aware | Dallas morning reaches Dubai in the late afternoon or evening. |
| Mumbai | Current time | Date-aware | Dallas morning reaches India in the evening. |
| Tokyo | Current time | Date-aware | Limited standard business-hours overlap; date changes matter. |
| Sydney | Current time | Date-aware | The gap changes as U.S. and Australian daylight-saving seasons shift. |
Choose a U.S. time zone or major global financial center, then select a date and time to see what that moment will be in Dallas. The result automatically accounts for CST, CDT and seasonal rules in the source location.
Sample times use today's date in each source city and automatically account for the applicable daylight-saving offset in both the source location and Dallas.
Enter a time in Dallas for today's date in Dallas. CalendarHours converts that America/Chicago wall time to the time zone reported by your browser, using the correct CST or CDT offset for the date.
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Dallas changes between CST and CDT, and many comparison cities also change their clocks seasonally. Differences can therefore shift around daylight-saving transition dates even when the usual gap is stable for most of the year.
Dallas follows Central Time: Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) during standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) while U.S. daylight saving time is in effect. NIST publishes the federal daylight-saving schedule used for 2026.
The live clock uses the IANA time-zone identifier America/Chicago. Current civil-time rules are based on the IANA Time Zone Database, using tzdb 2026c, released July 8, 2026, as the reviewed data baseline.
When available, this page checks the same-origin CalendarHours HTTP Date header to reduce dependence on a mis-set device clock and otherwise uses the visitor's browser clock. The active CST/CDT abbreviation, UTC offset and next transition are derived from America/Chicago for the relevant date.
Use the live Dallas clock to plan arrival times, hotel check-ins, restaurant reservations, tours, Broadway plans and calls. Remember that Dallas switches between CST and CDT during the year.
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The live clock, current CST/CDT status, next clock change, visitor comparison and time differences update automatically. The sources below document U.S. daylight-saving rules and the time-zone data used for Dallas.
U.S. daylight-saving rules: NIST states that in 2026 daylight saving time runs from March 8 at 2:00 a.m. local time to November 1 at 2:00 a.m. local time where observed. Official U.S. time: Time.gov is operated by NIST and displays U.S. time references. Time-zone rules: IANA tzdb provides the America/Chicago transition data used by standards-compliant runtime libraries.
Reviewed August 18, 2026. IANA architecture baseline: tzdb 2026c. This URL is evergreen; live time, date, CST/CDT status, UTC-offset comparisons, next clock change and visitor-local calculations update automatically.
The current time in Dallas is shown live at the top of this page. CalendarHours calculates Dallas time in the IANA zone America/Chicago and updates the clock every second.
The current status is calculated live above from America/Chicago. Dallas uses CST (UTC−6) during standard time and CDT (UTC−5) while daylight saving time is in effect.
Dallas follows Central Time and uses the IANA identifier America/Chicago. For the dedicated geographic reference, see Dallas Time Zone.
Yes. Dallas observes U.S. daylight saving time and changes between Central Standard Time and Central Daylight Time.
In 2026, Dallas clocks moved forward on March 8 at 2:00 a.m. and move back on November 1 at 2:00 a.m. local time. The next-change panel above automatically calculates the upcoming America/Chicago transition.
Dallas is normally one hour behind New York. Both cities follow the U.S. daylight-saving schedule, so the one-hour difference is generally maintained through the year.
Dallas follows Central Time, as does most of Texas. Far-western parts of Texas, including El Paso, use Mountain Time, so Dallas time is not the only civil time used statewide.
Yes. Use the converter above for today's date in Dallas, or use the Time Zone Converter for additional dates, source zones and destinations.