Current time in Port Arthur, United States

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.

Current time in Port Arthur, United States
05:35 09
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 CDT UTC-05:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
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 Port Arthur, United States is ⁦05:35⁩ (⁦CDT⁩), which is ⁦UTC-05:00⁩.

Port Arthur is in United States, located at 29.885, -93.942.

The current time zone for Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur

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 Port Arthur today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
14h 04m

Port Arthur, United States

Country
United States
ISO code
US
Coordinates
29.8852° N, 93.9423° W
IANA zone
America/Chicago
Population
55,340
Elevation
2 m
Local time05:35

Port Arthur on the map · time zone

Port Arthur, United States

  • Local time05:35
  • UTC offsetUTC-05:00
  • Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
  • StatusDaylight saving
Coordinates
29.89°, -93.94°

World clock

Compared with Port Arthur

Daylight saving time in Port Arthur

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 Port Arthur.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 9, 2025, Nov 2, 2025,
2026Mar 8, 2026, Nov 1, 2026,
2027Mar 14, 2027, Nov 7, 2027,
2028Mar 12, 2028, Nov 5, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Port Arthur, here are the local times elsewhere.

Port Arthur New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
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 Port Arthur, United States is 05:35 (CDT). Port Arthur uses the America/Chicago time zone, which is UTC-05:00.

Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Port Arthur 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 AM in Port Arthur. The local time is 05:35 (CDT).

Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.

Port Arthur is currently 1 hour behind New York.