United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Cleveland, 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: 2 Nov. Cleveland 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 Cleveland lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Cleveland and London. 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 Cleveland lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Cleveland 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 Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Cleveland.
Practical Info
Cleveland (United States) is home to roughly 370K people. Today brings about 15.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 21:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 42° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/New_York
Coordinates
41.50°N, 81.69°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The Cuyahoga River burned at least thirteen times between 1868 and 1969. The last fire, small by comparison, made national news and helped produce the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The clock: Cleveland keeps Eastern Time. Lake Erie's snow belt can drop over two metres of lake-effect snow on the eastern suburbs in a season.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap