United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City.
Practical Info
Oklahoma City (United States) is home to roughly 700K people. Today brings about 14.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, 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 35° 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
35.47°N, 97.52°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The Land Run of 22 April 1889 gave Oklahoma City around 10,000 residents in about six hours — settlers raced in at noon to stake claims on land opened that morning. Those who sneaked in early were called Sooners.
The clock: Oklahoma City keeps Central Time. Its memorial to the 1995 bombing has two gates marked 9:01 and 9:03, framing the minute in which it happened.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap