Current local time in Fort Lauderdale, United States

Current local time in Fort Lauderdale, United States. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC-4), Summer time (EDT, UTC-4) until 1 Nov 2026. Compare Fort Lauderdale time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Fort Lauderdale: 13:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Fort Lauderdale time zone

Fort Lauderdale uses Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4. Summer time (EDT, UTC-4) until 1 Nov 2026; it then changes to UTC-5. All of United States uses one time zone, Eastern Daylight Time.

Time difference from Fort Lauderdale

City	Difference	Time there
London	4 hours ahead	17:39	Compare
New York	Same time	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	3 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	5 hours ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	8 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	9 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	12 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	13 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	15 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	5 hours ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in Fort Lauderdale today

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:55 · Day length 11h 8m.

About Fort Lauderdale

United States

Region: Florida
Coordinates: 26.1223°, -80.1434°
Population: 183,146
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 Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 6 km south
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), 9 km north
North Perry Airport (HWO), 17 km south-west

Same time zone

Caracas · Toronto · Manaus · Santo Domingo · Havana · La Paz · New York · Brooklyn · Queens · Philadelphia · Manhattan · The Bronx

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

Nearby cities

Nassau · Matanzas · Alamar · Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos · Guanabacoa · Centro Habana · Havana · Vedado

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Fort Lauderdale in?: Fort Lauderdale uses Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4.
02Does Fort Lauderdale have daylight saving time?: Summer time (EDT, UTC-4) until 1 Nov 2026; it then changes to UTC-5.
03What is the time difference between Fort Lauderdale and London?: The current difference is 4 hours.
04What is a good time to call Fort Lauderdale from New York?: Between 09:00 - 17:00 in New York (09:00 - 17:00 in Fort Lauderdale), both are within working hours.