Merkel in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.4697, -100.0110
- Elevation
- 570 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 615
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2187 km away
What time is it in Merkel, Texas, United States
This page displays how late it is in Merkel, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Merkel, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Merkel
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Merkel, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:54 AM Solar noon 1:25 PM Sunset 6:56 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:29 AM – 7:21 PM
Weather in Merkel right now
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Merkel and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 79536
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
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
Merkel: clock, sun and surroundings
1 distinct postal codes apply to Merkel.
Merkel runs its day on America/Chicago, which is offset UTC−5. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
Sunrise arrives in Merkel at 7:54 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:56 PM. That gives the day 11 h 02 min of light.
Time in Merkel applies without change in Blair and Mount Pleasant nearby.
Questions and answers
- Is Merkel in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Merkel is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Merkel follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Merkel: Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Merkel?
- Local sunrise is 7:54 AM.