United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee.
Practical Info
Milwaukee (United States) is home to roughly 575K people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 20:36. 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 43° 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
43.04°N, 87.91°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Four of the largest breweries in the world were headquartered in Milwaukee at once, and by the 1880s the city was producing more beer than any other city on Earth. Its baseball team is still called the Brewers.
The clock: Milwaukee keeps Central Time on Lake Michigan, which keeps its spring noticeably colder than inland Wisconsin on the same clock.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap