United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Lubbock, 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Lubbock 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 Lubbock lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Lubbock 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 Lubbock.
Practical Info
Lubbock (United States) is home to roughly 260K people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:36, sunset at 21:00. 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
33.58°N, 101.86°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Lubbock has among the highest average wind speeds of any US city, around 20 km/h year-round, on the flat expanse of the Llano Estacado. Texas Tech runs a wind research centre here partly for that reason.
The clock: Lubbock keeps Central Time. Buddy Holly was born here in 1936 and is buried in the city cemetery.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap