Current local time in Denver, United States
Denver is on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7), moving to UTC−6 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Mountain Standard TimeIANA: America/Denver
- UTC offset
- UTC−7 / UTC−6standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
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- Country
- United StatesNorth America
- Population
- 729,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +1currency: Dollar (USD)
- Coordinates
- 39.74° N, 104.98° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Denver today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Denver
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Denver | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| US New York | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 10h ahead | None |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 11h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 14h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 14h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
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Best time to call Denver
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Denver
Denver switches between Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7) and Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6). Upcoming changes:
- Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−6 → UTC−7)
- Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−7 → UTC−6)
- Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−6 → UTC−7)
- Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−7 → UTC−6)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Denver
United States is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−10 to UTC−5; Denver uses UTC−7.
Other cities on the same clock (America/Denver): Salt Lake City.
Sunrise and sunset in Denver, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 07:20 | 16:45 | 9h 25m |
| February | 07:07 | 17:19 | 10h 11m |
| March | 06:33 | 17:51 | 11h 18m |
| April | 06:43 | 19:23 | 12h 39m |
| May | 06:00 | 19:53 | 13h 53m |
| June | 05:34 | 20:21 | 14h 48m |
| July | 05:35 | 20:31 | 14h 56m |
| August | 05:58 | 20:13 | 14h 15m |
| September | 06:28 | 19:32 | 13h 04m |
| October | 06:55 | 18:43 | 11h 47m |
| November | 06:28 | 16:58 | 10h 30m |
| December | 07:02 | 16:36 | 9h 34m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 14h 59m of daylight (sunrise 05:32, sunset 20:31). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 9h 21m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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What time zone is Denver in?
Denver uses the America/Denver time zone (Mountain Standard Time, MST), UTC−7, and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), UTC−6, in summer.
Does Denver observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.
What is the time difference between Denver and New York?
Right now New York is 2h ahead of Denver. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Denver and London?
London is 7h ahead of Denver right now. Office hours overlap for about 2 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Denver?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:32 and sets about 20:31 (14h 59m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:17 and sets about 16:38 (9h 21m).
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