Alta in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.6709, -87.5317
- Elevation
- 164 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1105 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alta, Alabama, United States
The current hour and minute in Alta, Alabama, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Alta, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alta
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Alta keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:10 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Alta right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Alta and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 51002
- 83414
- 95701
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Alta
- Alta Troms og Finnmark, Norway
- Alta Stockholm, Sweden
- Alta Iowa, United States
- Alta California, United States
- Alta Wyoming, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Salem — 3.2 km
- Boley Springs — 3.7 km
- West Corona — 5.2 km
- Lockhart (historical) — 6.3 km
- Berry — 6.4 km
- Corona — 7.1 km
About the time in Alta
Alta takes in 3 postal codes.
Alta holds to America/Chicago time, which equals UTC−6. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
The sun will rise at 6:10 AM and set at 4:59 PM in Alta today. Daylight amounts to 10 h 49 min.
You will find the same time in Salem and Boley Springs, both near Alta.
Questions and answers
- Can Alta's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Alta's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Alta?
- No.
- When does the sun appear in Alta?
- It appears at 6:10 AM.