Gainesville in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.6165, -94.3194
- Elevation
- 112 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1705 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gainesville, Texas, United States
The clock for Gainesville, Texas, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Gainesville, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gainesville
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Gainesville.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:45 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 7:10 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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
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
- Woodlawn — 6.3 km
- Pope City — 7.7 km
- Jasper Heights — 7.9 km
- Harrison County — 9.0 km
- Marshall — 9.1 km
- Scottsville — 11.4 km
Local time details for Gainesville
Around Gainesville, places such as Woodlawn and Pope City use the same time.
12 codes make up the postal map of Gainesville.
Gainesville works to America/Chicago time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today the day starts in Gainesville at 7:23 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:45 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 11 h 22 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Gainesville?
- The clock in Gainesville follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Gainesville?
- Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Gainesville?
- It appears at 7:23 AM.