What is the time zone for Texas?

The Eastern areas of most of Texas come in the Central Time Zone in the United States. Its Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6). Also, a tiny region of the Western part of Texas that comes in the Mountain Time Zone (MST) in the U.S. MST is 7 hours behind GMT-7.

Time Zones Currently Being Used in Texas

Generalized Time Zones in Texas

This time zone differs when daylight saving starts.

It is observed in Texas, where the clock moves an hour forward, which results in an approximate difference of 5 hours and 6 hours behind GMT for the Eastern and Western part of Texas. But, after the summer, it goes back to normal as it shifts back to 1 hour.

This year it started on 08 March at 02:00 local time, and the clock goes forward by one hour. It will end on 01 November 02:00 local time, here the clock go backs one hour.

Day Light Savings Time 2020

For Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin

For El Paso, Socorro, San Elizario and Fabens

Sunrise in Texas at 7.20 a.m and sunsets at 7.27 p.m. Texas’s day length is 12h 7m, and the current time in Texas is 83 minutes before likely solar time.

It is in the United States and has a latitude of 32.25 and a longitude of 99.25. Its overall population is 47,618 people, an elevation of 560m. Its height above sea level is 3m.