Scissors in numbers
- Coordinates
- 26.1398, -98.0539
- Elevation
- 24 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 186
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2418 km away
What time is it in Scissors, Texas, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Scissors, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Scissors, United States
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Scissors
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Scissors, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 7:02 PM Daylight 11 h 28 min Night 12 h 32 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 7:25 PM
Weather in Scissors right now
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Scissors and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 78537 Donna — 3.0 km away
- 78599 Weslaco — 6.7 km away
- 78596 Weslaco — 7.3 km away
- 78516 Alamo — 8.4 km away
- 78579 Progreso — 11.4 km away
- 78589 San Juan — 12.3 km away
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
- Schroeder Colonia — 0.1 km
- Tierra Prieta Colonia — 0.9 km
- I B Avila Colonia — 1.0 km
- River Road Colonia — 1.1 km
- Tierra Bella Colonia — 1.2 km
- South Donna Colonia — 1.4 km
Local time details for Scissors
Scissors lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Sunrise time for Scissors today is 7:34 AM; sunset time is 7:02 PM. Daylight fills 11 h 28 min.
The hour in Scissors is the hour in Schroeder Colonia and Tierra Prieta Colonia as well.
Addressing within Scissors draws on 6 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Scissors?
- Choose America/Chicago for Scissors, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Scissors — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Scissors: Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Scissors?
- Daylight begins at 7:34 AM.