Current time in Austin
United States · America/Chicago
Austin, United States
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- Time zone
- CDT
- UTC offset
- UTC−5
- vs Wales
- −6h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
America/Chicago
Current difference
Next change 1 Nov 2026
Austin compared with Wales
Live difference between Austin and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Austin runs 6 hours behind of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 06:00 in Austin. Because Austin also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Austin
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Austin time, questions
- What time is it in Austin right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Austin, United States, updating every second. Austin uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Austin?
- Austin is currently 6 hours behind of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 06:00 in Austin. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Austin observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Austin changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 1 November 2026, when the offset moves from UTC−5 to UTC−6.
- What time zone is Austin in?
- Austin is in the America/Chicago time zone of the IANA database, shown as CDT and equal to UTC−5.
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