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Current local time in Buffalo

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Time difference from Buffalo

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01:00Thu+5hBecomes +4h on 25 Oct
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02:00Thu+6hBecomes +5h on 25 Oct
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04:00Thu+8hBecomes +9h on 1 Nov
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Japan
09:00Thu+13hBecomes +14h on 1 Nov
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Australia
10:00Thu+14hBecomes +15h on 4 Oct
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Sun & moon in Buffalo today

Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
18:59
Daylight
11.8hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Buffalo

J9.3 hrsF10.5 hrsM11.8 hrsA13.3 hrsM14.6 hrsJ15.3 hrsJ15.1 hrsA14 hrsS12.6 hrsO11.1 hrsN9.8 hrsD9 hrs

Working hours in Buffalo

5h overlap
BuffaloUTC−4
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Buffalo

Buffalo, United States runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. Buffalo and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Buffalo lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Buffalo and London is 5 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Buffalo lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Buffalo and Tokyo is 13 hours. 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 Toronto, Havana, Washington DC. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Buffalo.

Practical information for Buffalo

Buffalo (United States) is home to roughly 280K people. Today brings about 11.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:11, sunset at 18:59. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 43° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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United States

United States

Capital

Washington DC

Continent

North America

Time Zone

EDT · America/New_York

Coordinates

42.89°N, 78.88°W

Currency

USD ($)

Calling Code

+1

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Imperial

Did You Know?

Where Buildings First Got Electric Light at Scale

Buffalo was among the first cities lit by hydroelectric power, carried from Niagara Falls from 1896 over Tesla's alternating current system — which settled the argument with Edison's direct current for good.

The clock: Buffalo keeps Eastern Time. Lake Erie's snow belt has dropped over two metres on the city in a single storm.

The sun and the clock in Buffalo (2026)

Solar noon12:16on UTC−5 standard time
Longest day15h 21m22 June
Shortest day9h 1m22 December
Yearly average12h 13mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:3616 June
Latest sunset20:5828 June

Buffalo lies at 78.9°W. Its time zone, UTC−5, is built around the 75°W meridian. The 3.9° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 16 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:16 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 76 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:16.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 15h 21m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 1m. The swing between them is 6h 20m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Buffalo the sun comes up earliest on 16 June at 05:36, while the latest sunset waits until 28 June at 20:58. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Buffalo that civil twilight runs about 28 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 35 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Buffalo?

The official timezone for Buffalo, United States is America/New_York with a current UTC offset of UTC−4.

What is the population and location of Buffalo?

Buffalo has an estimated population of 280K and is located at coordinates 42.89°N, 78.88°W.

How many hours of daylight does Buffalo get?

Buffalo gets 15h 21m of daylight on its longest day and 9h 1m on its shortest, averaging 12h 13m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Buffalo?

Solar noon in Buffalo falls at about 12:16 on UTC−5 standard time, because the city sits 3.9° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Buffalo?

Where Buildings First Got Electric Light at Scale: Buffalo was among the first cities lit by hydroelectric power, carried from Niagara Falls from 1896 over Tesla's alternating current system — which settled the argument with Edison's direct current for good.