UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Current time in San Marcos, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Current time in San Marcos, United States
08:25 43
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 San Marcos, United States is 08:25 (CDT), which is UTC-05:00.
San Marcos is in United States, located at 29.883, -97.941.
The current time zone for San Marcos 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 San Marcos
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 San Marcos today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 04m
San Marcos, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Population
- 60,684
- Elevation
- 188 m
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San Marcos on the map · time zone
San Marcos, United States
- Local time08:25
- UTC offsetUTC-05:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 29.88°, -97.94°
World clock
Compared with San Marcos
Daylight saving time in San Marcos
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 San Marcos.
- 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 San Marcos, here are the local times elsewhere.
| San Marcos | 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 San Marcos, United States is 08:25 (CDT). San Marcos uses the America/Chicago time zone, which is UTC-05:00.
San Marcos 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 San Marcos is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for San Marcos 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 San Marcos. The local time is 08:25 (CDT).
San Marcos 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 San Marcos is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
San Marcos is currently 1 hour behind New York.