Current time in Lubbock, 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 | 33.58° N, 101.86° W |
Time difference from Lubbock
| 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 |
Lubbock keeps the same Central Time as Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Chicago, despite lying far west of them all.
About time in Lubbock
Lubbock, the seat of Lubbock County on the South Plains, sits at 101.9° W — nearly twelve degrees west of the Central zone's 90th meridian — making it one of the westernmost sizable cities anywhere on US Central Time.
That far-west position skews the solar day: in winter the sun crosses Lubbock's sky highest around 12:47 PM CST, and sunrises and sunsets arrive almost three-quarters of an hour later by the clock than in Central cities along the Mississippi.
The Mountain Time boundary is close by west: New Mexico across the state line observes MT, so a drive of roughly 90 miles from Lubbock toward Clovis sets watches back an hour, while heading 320 miles east to Dallas changes nothing.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Lubbock in?
Lubbock is in the Central Time Zone (CT), using 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 many hours ahead of Los Angeles is Lubbock?
Lubbock stays 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles the whole year, because Central and Pacific clocks switch to and from daylight saving time on the same dates.
Does Lubbock change clocks for daylight saving time?
Yes. Lubbock springs forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and falls back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November. In 2026 the dates are March 8 and November 1.