Current local time in Baton Rouge, United States

Current local time in Baton Rouge, United States. Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-5), Summer time (CDT, UTC-5) until 1 Nov 2026. Compare Baton Rouge time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Baton Rouge: 12:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Baton Rouge time zone

Baton Rouge uses Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC-5. Summer time (CDT, UTC-5) until 1 Nov 2026; it then changes to UTC-6. All of United States uses one time zone, Central Daylight Time.

Time difference from Baton Rouge

City	Difference	Time there
London	5 hours ahead	17:39	Compare
New York	1 hour ahead	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	2 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	6 hours ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	9 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	10 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	13 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	14 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	16 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	6 hours ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in Baton Rouge today

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:33 · Day length 10h 57m.

About Baton Rouge

United States

Region: Louisiana
Coordinates: 30.4433°, -91.1875°
Population: 227,470
Dialing code: +1
Currency: USD (Dollar)

Public holidays in United States

Wednesday 11 November - Veterans Day
Thursday 26 November - Thanksgiving Day
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 18 January - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Airports near Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 11 km north
Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), 81 km south-west
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), 81 km west

Same time zone

Lima · Bogotá · Quito · Guayaquil · Cali · Medellín · Chicago · Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Fort Worth · Austin

All of United States uses one time zone, Central Daylight Time.

Nearby cities

Jackson · Beaumont · Mobile · Pasadena · Pearland · Houston · Cypress · Tyler

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Baton Rouge in?: Baton Rouge uses Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC-5.
02Does Baton Rouge have daylight saving time?: Summer time (CDT, UTC-5) until 1 Nov 2026; it then changes to UTC-6.
03What is the time difference between Baton Rouge and London?: The current difference is 5 hours.
04What is a good time to call Baton Rouge from New York?: Between 10:00 - 17:00 in New York (09:00 - 16:00 in Baton Rouge), both are within working hours.