Current time in Oklahoma City, OK
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 | 35.47° N, 97.52° W |
Time difference from Oklahoma City
| 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 |
Oklahoma City shares its minute hand with all of the Central Time Zone — Tulsa, Dallas, Wichita, and Chicago included.
About time in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, the state capital, is seated in Oklahoma County, though the city limits reach into Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties as well.
All of Oklahoma is officially assigned to the Central zone. The lone curiosity is Kenton, a tiny community at the far tip of the Panhandle nearly 300 miles northwest, which informally keeps Mountain Time to match neighboring New Mexico — the rest of the state, Oklahoma City included, never deviates from CT.
Sitting at 97.5° W, well west of the zone's 90th meridian, the city sees the sun peak about half an hour after clock noon in winter, which pushes both sunrise and sunset noticeably later than in eastern Central cities like Memphis.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Oklahoma City in?
Oklahoma City is in the Central Time Zone (CT), keeping 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 Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City is 1 hour behind New York in every month of the year, because both zones observe daylight saving time on the same schedule.
Does Oklahoma City observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Oklahoma City advances clocks one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and turns them back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026.