Leighton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7009, -87.5289
- Elevation
- 173 m above sea level
- Population
- 712
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1043 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Leighton, Alabama, United States
This is the current time in Leighton, Alabama, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Leighton, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Leighton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Leighton, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Weather in Leighton right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Leighton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35646
- 50143
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 Leighton
- Leighton Iowa, United States
- Leighton South Australia, Australia
- Leighton New South Wales, Australia
- Leighton Manitoba, Canada
- Leighton Tennessee, 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
- Section — 4.8 km
- Whiteoak — 5.3 km
- Campbell Settlement (historical) — 6.2 km
- Cottontown — 6.7 km
- Bingham — 6.7 km
- Nitrate City — 6.9 km
Local time details for Leighton
The time zone here in Leighton is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? Yes.
In Leighton, today's sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 6:04 PM. Light stays for 10 h 58 min.
Same time, different place: Section and Whiteoak near Leighton.
The full list of postal codes for Leighton runs to 2.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Leighton?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Leighton, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Leighton follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Leighton: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Leighton?
- Today the sun rises at 7:06 AM.