UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Current time in Cedar Rapids, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Current time in Cedar Rapids, United States
15:30 12
IANA time zone
America/Chicago
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CST / CDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Cedar Rapids, United States is 15:30 (CDT), which is UTC-05:00.
Cedar Rapids is in United States, located at 42.008, -91.644.
The current time zone for Cedar Rapids is CDT, whose offset is UTC-05:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Cedar Rapids
Central Standard Time (North America) (CST)
IANA time zone:
America/Chicago During winter
CST
Central Standard Time (North America)
UTC-06:00
Currently active
CDT
Central Daylight Time
UTC-05:00
Daylight in Cedar Rapids today
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Sunset
Day length
15h 13m
Cedar Rapids, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Population
- 130,405
- Elevation
- 247 m
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Cedar Rapids on the map · time zone
Cedar Rapids, United States
- Local time15:30
- UTC offsetUTC-05:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 42.01°, -91.64°
World clock
Compared with Cedar Rapids
Daylight saving time in Cedar Rapids
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Cedar Rapids.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Cedar Rapids, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Cedar Rapids | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 22:00 | 01:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 09:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Cedar Rapids, United States is 15:30 (CDT). Cedar Rapids uses the America/Chicago time zone, which is UTC-05:00.
Cedar Rapids uses CST (UTC-06:00) in winter and switches to CDT (UTC-05:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Cedar Rapids is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Cedar Rapids is America/Chicago. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently PM in Cedar Rapids. The local time is 15:30 (CDT).
Cedar Rapids is UTC-06:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-05:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-05:00.
The next daylight saving transition in Cedar Rapids is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Cedar Rapids is currently 1 hour behind New York.