What time is it in El Paso?
The live local time in El Paso, Texas.
Current time in El Paso
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The time across America right now
El Paso is in Mountain Time (highlighted). Look at how far apart the zones are.
Eastern Time
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ET
New York
Central Time
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CT
Chicago
Mountain Time
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MT
Denver
Pacific Time
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PT
Los Angeles
Alaska Time
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Anchorage
Hawaii Time
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HST
Honolulu
Why is the time in El Paso different?
The United States is so wide that the Sun is overhead in different places at different times. When the Sun is high in New York, it is still morning in California. So the country is split into time zones, and El Paso is in Mountain Time.
- El Paso is 2 hours behind New York all year.
- El Paso is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles all year.
- Almost all of Texas is on Central Time. El Paso and Hudspeth counties in the far west use Mountain Time.
- Yes. El Paso uses daylight saving time. The clocks go forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and back 1 hour on the first Sunday in November. That moves El Paso between MST (UTC-7) in winter and MDT (UTC-6) in summer.
Planning a call? Check the live clock above first, then see the table below to turn New York time into El Paso time.
El Paso time facts
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Mountain Time (MT)
- Winter name
- MST (UTC-7)
- Summer name
- MDT (UTC-6)
- Daylight saving time
- Yes. El Paso uses daylight saving time. The clocks go forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and back 1 hour on the first Sunday in November. That moves El Paso between MST (UTC-7) in winter and MDT (UTC-6) in summer.
- IANA time zone name
- America/Denver
New York time to El Paso time
If it is this time in New York today, what time is it in El Paso?
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Questions about time in El Paso
What time is it in El Paso now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time in El Paso, Texas. It updates every second.
What time zone is El Paso in?
El Paso is in the Mountain Time zone. The short names are MST in winter and MDT in summer. Its IANA name is America/Denver.
Does El Paso use daylight saving time?
Yes. El Paso uses daylight saving time. The clocks go forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and back 1 hour on the first Sunday in November. That moves El Paso between MST (UTC-7) in winter and MDT (UTC-6) in summer.
What is the time difference between El Paso and New York?
El Paso is 2 hours behind New York all year.
What is the time difference between El Paso and Los Angeles?
El Paso is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles all year.
Is El Paso ahead of or behind New York?
El Paso is 2 hours behind New York all year.