Gainesville time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Gainesville uses Central Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Gainesville
Time differenceSun in Gainesville today
Daylight10h 31m today - 3h 52m less than the longest day and 0h 36m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Gainesville
City facts- ⌖Region
- Texas
- ◉Population
- 16,292
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Texas
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalDay after Thanksgiving
Friday · in 16 days
TXlong weekendChristmas Eve
Thursday · in 43 days
TXChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Gainesville
Airports- DFW
↑ 82 km south
Same local time - DAL
↑ 91 km south
Same local time - FTW
↑ 92 km south
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Pueblamatches until 14 Mar 2027
Ciudad Juárez898 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Gainesville in?
- Gainesville is in Central Standard Time (CST/CDT), America/Chicago. Standard time is UTC-6.
- 02Does Gainesville use daylight saving time?
- Yes. Gainesville changes between UTC-6 and UTC-5 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between Gainesville and UTC?
- Gainesville is UTC-6 in standard time and UTC-5 during daylight saving time.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
