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What time is it in Austin, Texas, United States

Check the current local time in Austin, Texas, United States, plus sunrise, sunset, and weather information for meetings, flights, live events, commutes, and outdoor plans.

Austin, United States

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC−5 · America/Chicago

Local time in Austin

UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active

The sun today

Sunrise 07:11 Solar noon 13:31 Sunset 19:52 Daylight 12 h 41 min Night 11 h 19 min Civil twilight 06:46 – 20:16

Weather in Austin right now

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Austin and its neighbours

East Cesar Chavez University of Texas Bouldin Creek Riverside Rollingwood Dawson Austin
Austin at 30.2672, -97.7431 with the nearest towns within 4.7 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

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.

Austin in numbers

Coordinates
30.2672, -97.7431
Population
974 447
Region
Texas
Country
United States, North America
Capital
Washington, D.C. — 2118 km away
Same name
30 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Texas

Other places named Austin

Same time zone — America/Chicago

Nearby places

What time is it in Austin

The live Austin clock provides the city’s current hour and date. Use it for real-time coordination because time differences can change relative to other locations when seasonal clock rules are not aligned.

Time-zone abbreviations are easy to misread in an international calendar. A city name, full date, and converted local hour are clearer. For an event in Austin, keep Austin as the reference location even if most attendees join remotely.

Confirm Austin, Texas, rather than another place with the same name. Check the date on both sides of an international call. Let calendar software retain the event’s reference location. Verify the live clock on the day of the event. “Austin time” is clear; “my time” begins a small administrative mystery.

Today’s light in Austin

Sunrise and sunset define the calculated daylight boundaries for the selected date in Austin. They are useful for trail plans, outdoor seating, driving, photography, and events that begin or finish near dusk.

Twilight means the sky changes gradually rather than instantly. Hills, trees, buildings, and cloud can influence visible light from a particular spot. Sunset may occur at the listed time even if the sun disappeared behind an obstruction earlier.

When a plan needs dependable light, schedule it comfortably inside the daylight window. If the goal is to watch sunrise or sunset, check that the viewing place has an open horizon in the relevant direction.

Weather checks that matter

Austin’s weather display should be matched to the hour and place of your activity. Current conditions answer what is happening now, whereas an hourly forecast is more relevant to something later in the day.

Review temperature and how conditions are expected to feel. Check precipitation for both arrival and departure. Consider wind for cycling or exposed venues. Refresh the forecast before travelling across the city.

Conditions may vary between neighbourhoods, particularly when weather is developing. Do not interpret a broad city forecast as a street-by-street guarantee. Use current observations, visible skies, and any official safety messages relevant to the day.

Questions and answers
Is this the Austin in Texas?
Yes. This page covers Austin, Texas, in the United States.
Why can Austin’s difference from another city change?
Locations may adjust their clocks on different dates or may follow different seasonal-clock policies.
Is there light after the listed sunset?
Yes. Evening twilight provides diminishing natural light after sunset.

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