Time Now in Amarillo, United States 🇺🇸
Lat/Long: 35.22° N, 101.83° W
Elevation: 1,118 m above sea level
Population rank: #134 of 21,150 cities in United States by population
State: Texas
Country: 🇺🇸 United States (North America)
IANA Timezone: America/Chicago
Solar time: clocks run about 1h 45m ahead of the sun
Timezone: CDT
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CDT) (When does Daylight Savings Time end?)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKST, CST, EST, HST, MST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKDT, CDT, EDT, HDT, MDT, PDT
Local time in Amarillo runs on a UTC−06:00 offset (America/Chicago). Daylight saving time is in effect right now, so the city is an hour ahead of its standard offset. There are around 13 hours of daylight today, on the longer side of the year. Being in the temperate belt, Amarillo sees markedly longer summer days and shorter winter ones. Amarillo stands at an elevated 1118 m above the sea. Amarillo is fairly isolated: even Los Angeles lies some 1506 km off. Amarillo ranks among the biggest cities in the United States, so its local time is a common point of coordination.
Amarillo gets 13h 16m of daylight today, with sunrise at 07:11 and sunset at 20:28.
Time & Daylight in Amarillo
Daylight Hours in Amarillo
Amarillo gets 13h 16m of daylight today. Sunrise in Amarillo is at 07:11 and sunset in Amarillo is at 20:28.
Daylight ranges from about 9h 46m near the December solstice to 14h 32m near the June solstice.
Time Difference Between Amarillo and Major Cities
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Cities Sharing Amarillo's Time Zone (UTC-05:00)
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| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 21 Aug ● | 05:37 | 07:11 | 13:50 | 17:32 | 20:29 | 21:59 |
| Sat, 22 Aug | 05:38 | 07:12 | 13:50 | 17:31 | 20:28 | 21:58 |
| Sun, 23 Aug | 05:39 | 07:13 | 13:50 | 17:31 | 20:26 | 21:56 |
| Mon, 24 Aug | 05:40 | 07:13 | 13:49 | 17:30 | 20:25 | 21:55 |
| Tue, 25 Aug | 05:41 | 07:14 | 13:49 | 17:29 | 20:24 | 21:54 |
| Wed, 26 Aug | 05:42 | 07:15 | 13:49 | 17:29 | 20:23 | 21:53 |
| Thu, 27 Aug | 05:43 | 07:16 | 13:48 | 17:28 | 20:21 | 21:51 |
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Distances & Clock Changes in Amarillo
How Far Is Amarillo From Other Major Cities?
| City | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1,506 km | W (270deg) |
| New York | 2,503 km | ENE (68deg) |
| London | 7,741 km | NE (41deg) |
| Paris | 8,049 km | NE (42deg) |
| Sao Paulo | 8,744 km | SE (130deg) |
| Moscow | 9,193 km | NNE (22deg) |
| Tokyo | 9,883 km | NW (314deg) |
| Hong Kong | 12,577 km | NW (324deg) |
When Do the Clocks Change in Amarillo?
Amarillo next changes its clocks on November 1, 2026, when the clocks fall back by one hour.
Amarillo's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Amarillo and you would surface in the open ocean, near 35.2deg S, 78.2deg E.
Frequently Asked Questions about Amarillo
What time is it in Amarillo right now?
The current local time in Amarillo is 12:30 on Friday, August 21, 2026. Amarillo follows the America/Chicago time zone.
What time zone is Amarillo in?
Amarillo runs on the America/Chicago IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), the same zone used across the surrounding region, with the clocks shifting automatically whenever daylight saving is in force.
How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Amarillo?
Is Amarillo on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Amarillo is currently observing daylight saving time as of August 21, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Amarillo today?
Today in Amarillo: sunrise is at 07:11 and sunset is at 20:28, giving 13h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Amarillo tonight?
Tonight the moon over Amarillo is in its Waxing Gibbous phase, lit 65.3%.
What is solar time in Amarillo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Amarillo, clocks run about 1h 45m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.