Gainesville in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4134, -89.6092
- Elevation
- 111 m above sea level
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1178 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gainesville, Tennessee, United States
The time now in Gainesville, Tennessee, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Gainesville, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gainesville
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gainesville.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:22 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:56 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Gainesville right now
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Gainesville and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14066
- 20155
- 20156
- 30501
- 30503
- 30504
- 30506
- 30507
- 32601
- 32602
- 32603
- 32604
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 Tennessee
- Nashville 689 447
- New South Memphis 641 608
- Memphis 633 104
- Knoxville 190 740
- Chattanooga 181 099
- Clarksville 166 722
Other places named Gainesville
- Gainesville Florida, United States
- Gainesville Georgia, United States
- Gainesville Texas, United States
- Gainesville Virginia, United States
- Gainesville Missouri, 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
Time and daylight in Gainesville
Gainesville lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
The sun will rise at 6:22 AM and set at 5:04 PM in Gainesville today. Daylight amounts to 10 h 42 min.
Gainesville shares one clock with the nearby places Ebenezer and Canaan Grove.
The postal breakdown of Gainesville runs to 12 codes.
Questions and answers
- Where does Gainesville fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Gainesville falls within America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Gainesville?
- Daylight saving in Gainesville: No.
- When does the sun go down in Gainesville?
- Sunset in Gainesville is at 5:04 PM.