United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Wichita, 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 Wichita 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 Wichita lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Wichita 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 Wichita lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Wichita 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 Wichita.
Practical Info
Wichita (United States) is home to roughly 395K people. Today brings about 14.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 20:54. 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 38° 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
37.69°N, 97.34°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Wichita has built a large share of the world's general aviation aircraft since the 1920s — Cessna, Beechcraft, Learjet and Stearman all started here, and by some counts the city has produced over a third of all general aviation planes ever made.
The clock: Wichita keeps Central Time. Pizza Hut and White Castle both started here too, which is a different kind of production line.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap