UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Current time in Fort Smith, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Current time in Fort Smith, United States
20:05 26
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 Fort Smith, United States is 20:05 (CDT), which is UTC-05:00.
Fort Smith is in United States, located at 35.386, -94.399.
The current time zone for Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith
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 Fort Smith today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 32m
Fort Smith, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 35.3859° N, 94.3986° W
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Population
- 88,194
- Elevation
- 134 m
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Fort Smith on the map · time zone
Fort Smith, United States
- Local time20:05
- UTC offsetUTC-05:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 35.39°, -94.40°
World clock
Compared with Fort Smith
Daylight saving time in Fort Smith
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 Fort Smith.
- 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 Fort Smith, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Fort Smith | 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 Fort Smith, United States is 20:05 (CDT). Fort Smith uses the America/Chicago time zone, which is UTC-05:00.
Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith. The local time is 20:05 (CDT).
Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Fort Smith is currently 1 hour behind New York.