United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Fargo, 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 Fargo 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 Fargo lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Fargo 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 Fargo lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Fargo 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 Fargo.
Practical Info
Fargo (United States) is home to roughly 130K people. Today brings about 15.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 21:24. 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 47° 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
46.88°N, 96.79°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The *1996 film Fargo*** was filmed largely in Minnesota and set mostly in Brainerd, with only a few minutes actually in Fargo. The city leaned in anyway and keeps the wood chipper prop in its visitor centre.
The clock: Fargo keeps Central Time. Its winter wind chills regularly reach −40°C, at which point Celsius and Fahrenheit agree.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap