United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Baton Rouge, United States runs on UTC−5. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. There is a 1-hour difference between Baton Rouge and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Baton Rouge lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Baton Rouge and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Baton Rouge lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Baton Rouge and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Baton Rouge.
Practical Info
Baton Rouge (United States) is home to roughly 225K people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 20:12. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 30° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CDT · America/Chicago
Coordinates
30.45°N, 91.19°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Louisiana's capitol rises 34 storeys and about 137 metres, the tallest state capitol building in the United States. It was built in 14 months from 1930 at the insistence of Huey Long, who was shot in its corridor five years later.
The clock: Baton Rouge keeps Central Time. The Mississippi here is deep enough for ocean-going ships, making it the furthest inland deepwater port on the river.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap