Current time in Corpus Christi, TX
Central Time UTC−6 · IANA zone America/Chicago
Time zone details
| Time zone | Central Time (CT) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | CST, UTC−6 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | CDT, UTC−5 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 27.80° N, 97.40° W |
Time difference from Corpus Christi
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| New York | +1 h |
| Denver | −1 h |
| Phoenix | −1 / −2 h |
| Los Angeles | −2 h |
| Anchorage | −3 h |
| Honolulu | −4 / −5 h |
Corpus Christi shares the Central Time Zone clock with San Antonio, Houston, Laredo, and every other CT city.
About time in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is the seat of Nueces County on the Texas Gulf Coast, its downtown facing Corpus Christi Bay behind a protective barrier-island chain.
The Port of Corpus Christi has become the largest crude-oil export gateway in the United States, and its harbor operations run around the clock in Central Time — pilot boardings, channel transits, and published tide tables all use the local CT reading.
At 27.8° N — among the southernmost big cities in the Central zone — the daylight swing is comparatively small: close to 14 hours at the June solstice and roughly 10 and a half hours in late December.
Time in cities near Corpus Christi
| City | Distance | Local time now |
|---|---|---|
| Laredo, TX | 129 mi | Central Time |
| San Antonio, TX | 130 mi | Central Time |
| Austin, TX | 172 mi | Central Time |
| Houston, TX | 183 mi | Central Time |
| Arlington, TX | 341 mi | Central Time |
| Fort Worth, TX | 342 mi | Central Time |
| Dallas, TX | 346 mi | Central Time |
| Plano, TX | 363 mi | Central Time |
More places: all Texas cities · Central Time Zone · every US city
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Corpus Christi in?
Corpus Christi is in the Central Time Zone (CT). It keeps Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
How far behind New York is Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi runs 1 hour behind New York in every season, since Central and Eastern clocks make the daylight saving change on the same two dates each year.
Does Corpus Christi observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Corpus Christi moves clocks forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026.