Galveston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.3013, -94.7977
- Population
- 50 180
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1947 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Galveston, Texas, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Galveston, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Galveston, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Galveston
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Galveston, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 12:04 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:58 PM
Weather in Galveston right now
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Galveston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 46932
- 77550
- 77551
- 77552
- 77553
- 77554
- 77555
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 Galveston
- Galveston Indiana, United States
- Galveston Coahuila, Mexico
- Galveston Kentucky, United States
- Galveston Virginia, 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
- Galveston County — 1.3 km
- Fort Crockett — 3.7 km
- Fort Travis — 7.9 km
- Port Bolivar — 9.4 km
- Virginia Point — 9.7 km
- Tiki Island — 11.3 km
Local time details for Galveston
Near Galveston you can add Galveston County and Fort Crockett, both on the same time.
Records show 7 postal codes for Galveston.
Clocks in Galveston are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:35 AM in Galveston and goes down at 5:33 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 58 min.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Galveston?
- Galveston is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Galveston use summer time?
- No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Galveston?
- Today the sun rises at 6:35 AM.