Current time in Laredo, 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 | 27.53° N, 99.48° W |
Time difference from Laredo
| 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 |
Laredo runs on ordinary Central Time, matching San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, and Chicago exactly.
About time in Laredo
Laredo, the seat of Webb County on the Rio Grande, is the busiest inland port of entry on the US–Mexico border, and unlike El Paso upriver — which keeps Mountain Time — Laredo lies squarely in the Central zone.
Its Mexican twin, Nuevo Laredo, keeps the identical clock: Mexico's northern border strip retained US-style daylight saving when the rest of the country abolished DST in October 2022, precisely so that paired border cities like the two Laredos would never fall out of sync.
That shared hour matters commercially — the World Trade Bridge moves thousands of trucks a day between the two cities, and customs brokers on both banks work to a single Central Time schedule.
Time in cities near Laredo
| City | Distance | Local time now |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi, TX | 129 mi | Central Time |
| San Antonio, TX | 144 mi | Central Time |
| Austin, TX | 216 mi | Central Time |
| Houston, TX | 293 mi | Central Time |
| Fort Worth, TX | 383 mi | Central Time |
| Arlington, TX | 387 mi | Central Time |
| Dallas, TX | 396 mi | Central Time |
| Plano, TX | 414 mi | Central Time |
More places: all Texas cities · Central Time Zone · every US city
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Laredo in?
Laredo is in the Central Time Zone (CT). It observes 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.
Is Laredo on the same time as Nuevo Laredo, Mexico?
Yes. Nuevo Laredo lies in Mexico's border strip, which kept US-style daylight saving even after Mexico abolished DST nationally in 2022, so the two cities across the Rio Grande share the same clock all year.
Does Laredo observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Laredo moves clocks forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026.