Germantown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4168, -76.4586
- Elevation
- 81 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 76 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Germantown, Maryland, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Germantown, Maryland, United States, which uses America/New_York (−5).
Germantown, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Germantown
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Germantown, Maryland.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:43 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:15 AM – 5:27 PM
Weather in Germantown right now
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Germantown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12526
- 20874
- 20875
- 20876
- 38138
- 38139
- 38183
- 41044
- 45327
- 53022
- 62245
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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
Other places named Germantown
- Germantown Maryland, United States
- Germantown Tennessee, United States
- Germantown Wisconsin, United States
- Germantown Pennsylvania, United States
- Germantown Ohio, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- White Marsh Station — 4.9 km
- Vanderway — 5.0 km
- Summerfield Farms — 6.2 km
- Bradshaw — 6.7 km
- Woodcroft — 7.3 km
- Victory Villa — 8.4 km
Germantown: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby places that share Germantown's clock include White Marsh Station and Vanderway.
11 postal codes have been allocated to Germantown.
Germantown is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
In Germantown, today's sun rises at 6:43 AM and sets at 4:59 PM. Light stays for 10 h 16 min.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Germantown?
- The time zone of Germantown is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Germantown?
- No.
- Which time marks sunset in Germantown?
- 4:59 PM marks sunset.