United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Birmingham, 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Birmingham 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 Birmingham lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Birmingham 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 Birmingham.
Practical Info
Birmingham (United States) is home to roughly 200K people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 20:00. 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 34° 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
33.52°N, 86.81°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The Vulcan statue above Birmingham is about 17 metres tall and the largest cast-iron statue in the world, made for the 1904 World's Fair to advertise the city's iron industry. The city was founded in 1871 where coal, iron ore and limestone met.
The clock: Birmingham keeps Central Time. Its 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963 was a turning point in the civil rights movement.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap