Houston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.1415, -87.2581
- Elevation
- 232 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1054 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Houston, Alabama, United States
The current hour and minute in Houston, Alabama, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Houston, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Houston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Houston.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:34 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Houston right now
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Houston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15342
- 19954
- 35572
- 38851
- 45333
- 55943
- 65483
- 72070
- 77001
- 77002
- 77003
- 77004
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 Houston
- Houston Texas, United States
- Houston Scotland, United Kingdom
- Houston Mississippi, United States
- Houston British Columbia, Canada
- Houston Alaska, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
- Nashville United States
Nearby places
- Barnett Chapel — 4.4 km
- Lakeshore — 5.1 km
- Eagle — 7.0 km
- Arley — 8.1 km
- Fairview — 9.1 km
- Addison — 9.8 km
About the time in Houston
A total of 12 postal codes belong to Houston.
Houston is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Houston sees the sun rise at 7:09 AM and set at 5:59 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 50 min.
Nearby places like Barnett Chapel and Lakeshore are on Houston time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Houston?
- The time zone setting that matches Houston is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Houston observe daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Houston?
- It appears at 7:09 AM.