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What time is it in Dallas, Texas, United States

Check the current local time in Dallas, Texas, as well as today’s sunrise, sunset, and weather. These details help coordinate appointments, plan travel, and decide how daylight and expected conditions may affect an activity.

Dallas, United States

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

UTC−5 · America/Chicago

Local time in Dallas

UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active

The sun today

Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:50 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 7:15 PM

Weather in Dallas right now

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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.

Dallas and its neighbours

Oak Cliff Highland Park North East Dallas Eagle Ford Fruitdale Dallas
Dallas at 32.7831, -96.8067 with the nearest towns within 9.1 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.

Dallas in numbers

Coordinates
32.7831, -96.8067
Population
1 326 087
Region
Texas
Country
United States, North America
Capital
Washington, D.C. — 1902 km away
Same name
22 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Texas

Other places named Dallas

Same time zone — America/Chicago

Nearby places

What time is it in Dallas

The live clock provides Dallas local time. Use it for plans tied to the city rather than relying on your device’s hour, since the device may be configured for a different place or may not have updated correctly.

For future events, calculate the difference using the event date. Clock changes in different regions do not necessarily occur together, and some places do not make the same seasonal adjustments. Identify Dallas as the controlling location.

Include the month, day, and local hour in an invitation. Translate that moment separately for each participant. Reconfirm before a flight, broadcast, or important call. “Texas time” is colorful conversation; “Dallas, date, and hour” is a usable appointment.

Dallas is a city in Texas, United States. Stating the state is particularly useful in schedules and weather searches, where abbreviated or incomplete place names can create avoidable uncertainty.

How daylight shapes the schedule

The sunrise and sunset entries mark the sun’s passage across the local horizon. Their local Dallas times can help place a commute, exercise session, outdoor meal, or journey within the lighter part of the day.

Sunrise is not identical to instant full brightness, and sunset is not identical to complete darkness. Twilight, clouds, buildings, and the openness of the landscape affect usable light around both events.

Locate sunrise for the exact planning date. Estimate how much daylight the activity needs. Compare its end time with sunset. Add a sensible allowance for travel and reduced visibility. The daily values shift as the year progresses. If a plan is several weeks or months away, retrieve its own solar information instead of substituting today’s figures.

Reading Dallas weather before leaving

Begin by distinguishing an observation from a forecast. An observation describes recent conditions, while a forecast expresses what is expected later and carries unavoidable uncertainty. Then examine the elements relevant to your plan. Temperature affects clothing choices, but wind, rain, cloud, humidity, and exposure can be just as important. The same reported condition may feel different in shade, direct sunlight, or an open area.

Review the hours when you expect to be in transit. Check precipitation before choosing an uncovered activity. Consider later temperatures for plans extending past sunset. Look for a newer update shortly before departure.

Weather can vary within and around the city, and brief local changes may not be captured perfectly by a general report. Use the page as planning guidance and respond to conditions you actually encounter.

Questions and answers

Does the page account for Dallas local clock rules?
Yes. Its purpose is to present the city’s applicable local time rather than require the visitor to calculate it manually.
Why might a future time difference differ from today’s?
Regions can follow different clock rules or change clocks on different dates. Convert using the date of the planned event.
Can sunset help with an evening weather decision?
Yes. Compare it with the hourly outlook, since temperature and other conditions may develop differently after daylight fades.
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