Houghton Lake in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.3147, -84.7647
- Elevation
- 349 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 427
- Region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 880 km away
What time is it in Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States
The local time in Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States — in the America/Detroit time zone (−4) — is shown on this page.
Houghton Lake, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Detroit
Local time in Houghton Lake
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Houghton Lake, Michigan.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:57 AM Solar noon 1:25 PM Sunset 6:53 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 7:28 AM – 7:23 PM
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Houghton Lake and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 48629
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 Michigan
- Detroit 645 705
- Grand Rapids 195 097
- Warren 134 056
- Sterling Heights 132 052
- Ann Arbor 117 070
- Lansing 112 644
Same time zone — America/Detroit
- Detroit United States
Nearby places
- Houghton Lake Heights — 1.6 km
- Nellsville — 4.5 km
- Loxley — 5.6 km
- Houghton Point — 6.4 km
- North Shore Trailer Park — 7.3 km
- Denton Township Trailer Park — 9.1 km
Local time details for Houghton Lake
Postal areas within Houghton Lake come to 1.
Houghton Lake marks time with America/Detroit at an offset of UTC−4. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Houghton Lake greets the sun at 7:57 AM and loses it at 6:53 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 56 min.
The clock reading for Houghton Lake covers nearby Houghton Lake Heights and Nellsville as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Houghton Lake?
- Choose America/Detroit for Houghton Lake, with an offset of −4.
- Does the clock in Houghton Lake move for summer time?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Houghton Lake?
- Today the sun sets at 6:53 PM.