Time in Florida now

7:04AMEST

ESTUTC−5+0 h vs New York (you)America/New_York

Time zones in Florida now

ZoneTime nowOffset nowRulesExample
Central Time 6:04 AM CST UTC−6 CST (UTC−6) / CDT (UTC−5) Chicago · Central (most areas)
Eastern Time 7:04 AM EST UTC−5 EST (UTC−5) / EDT (UTC−4) New York City · Eastern (most areas)

Time zone in Florida

Florida has 2 different clock settings under the current rules, from CST (UTC−6) in Chicago to EDT (UTC−4) in New York City. The clock at the top shows New York on Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) in summer.

The IANA time zone database divides Florida into 2 zones. It needs more zones than there are clock settings because it also records history: two regions that keep the same time today get separate entries if their clocks differed at any point since 1970.

New York lies at 74.0° west, where mean solar time is UTC−4:56 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 4 min of its standard time, so the sun is highest close to noon in winter, and about 1:00 PM in summer.

Daylight saving time in Florida

In New York City clocks move forward one hour on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM (local time).

These are the federal dates (15 U.S.C. §260a); the daylight saving time page has the law.

All coming change dates are on the America/New_York page.

Clock history of Florida

New York City has kept the same clocks as New York City since at least 1970: tzdata records both under America/New_York. Clocks have moved for daylight saving time every year since 1970. Before 1970 local practice could differ from New York City’s, and tzdata does not track it separately; the year-by-year table, which starts with New York City’s local mean time, is on the America/New_York page.

Convert Florida time

Tip: Alt+↑/↓ steps the time by 15 minutes (Shift: one hour). The link keeps the date, time and direction.

Time difference between Florida and major cities

CityLocal time nowFlorida vs city nowJanuaryJulyOffice overlap Jan / Jul
Los Angeles 4:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 +3 h +3 h +3 h 5 h / 5 h
London 12:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −5 h −5 h −5 h 3 h / 3 h
Berlin 1:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −6 h −6 h −6 h 2 h / 2 h
Dubai 4:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −9 h −9 h −8 h none / none
New Delhi 5:34 PM Tue, Nov 3 −10 h 30 min −10 h 30 min −9 h 30 min none / none
Singapore 8:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −13 h −13 h −12 h none / none
Beijing 8:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −13 h −13 h −12 h none / none
Tokyo 9:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −14 h −14 h −13 h none / none
Sydney 11:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 −16 h −16 h −14 h none / none

Office hours and calls

With JavaScript on, this line shows how Florida’s office hours overlap yours today.

Neighbouring time zones

The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from New York City and the difference now.

CityDistanceTime nowTheir clock vs here
Chicago United States 1,150 km 6:04 AM CST −1 h
Hamilton Bermuda 1,250 km 8:04 AM AST +1 h

Same clock as Florida

These places keep exactly the same time as Florida all year under the current rules (zones America/Detroit, America/Grand_Turk, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Indiana/Marengo, America/Indiana/Petersburg and 8 more).

Cities in Florida

Florida at a glance

Questions

What time is it in Florida now?
The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Florida is on UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer, 5 hours behind London.
What time zone is Florida in?
Florida spans 2 clock settings: Central Time (CST (UTC−6)/CDT (UTC−5)), e.g. Chicago; Eastern Time (EST (UTC−5)/EDT (UTC−4)), e.g. New York City.
How many time zones does Florida have?
Under the current rules, 2 clock settings (2 standard offsets), which the IANA database records as 2 zones because of their different histories.

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