United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Kansas City, 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Kansas City 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 Kansas City lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Kansas City 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 Kansas City.
Practical Info
Kansas City (United States) is home to roughly 508K people. Today brings about 14.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 20:48. 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 39° 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
39.10°N, 94.58°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Kansas City straddles a state line, with about 510,000 people on the Missouri side and 155,000 on the Kansas side, each with its own mayor, police and laws. Some streets have different speed limits on opposite sides.
The clock: both halves keep Central Time, which is the one thing about the arrangement nobody has to think about.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap