Taos in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.4072, -105.5730
- Elevation
- 2124 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 740
- Region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2517 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Taos, New Mexico, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Taos, New Mexico, United States, in the America/Denver time zone (−7).
Taos, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−7 · America/Denver
Local time in Taos
UTC−7 · no daylight saving time
Taos keeps America/Denver clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:06 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Taos right now
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Taos and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 87571
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 New Mexico
- Albuquerque 564 559
- Las Cruces 101 643
- Rio Rancho 87 521
- Enchanted Hills 87 521
- Santa Fe 87 505
- Roswell 48 544
Other places named Taos
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Cañon — 2.0 km
- Ranchito — 2.3 km
- El Padro — 2.7 km
- El Prado — 2.7 km
- Taos Pueblo — 4.4 km
- Los Cordovas — 6.2 km
Local time details for Taos
Taos holds to America/Denver time, which equals UTC−7. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
First light in Taos comes at 6:33 AM today; darkness returns after 5:02 PM. The day gives 10 h 29 min of light.
The same hours are kept in Taos and in nearby Cañon and Ranchito.
A total of 1 postal code belong to Taos.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Taos follow?
- Local time in Taos follows America/Denver, with an offset of −7.
- Does Taos change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Taos: No.
- Which time marks sunset in Taos?
- 5:02 PM marks sunset.