Current Time in Miami

About time in Miami

Miami sits in the Eastern Time Zone, sharing the IANA zone America/New_York and keeping the same clock as the East Coast's biggest cities. The city runs at UTC-5 in winter and shifts to UTC-4 for Eastern Daylight Time between March and November. As a gateway between North and South America, Miami often aligns its business day with markets in the Caribbean and Latin America, several of which sit close to its offset. Its tropical location means daylight stays fairly even year-round, even as the clock springs forward and falls back.

Miami changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC-5 (UTC-4 in summer)). The live clock above reads Miami's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Miami through 2026

Miami sits at about 25.8°N, 80.2°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 17, with 13h 45m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 15, with 10h 32m, a difference of 3 h 13 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 6 (06:28) and the latest sunset around June 29 (20:16). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 13:27 local time in late March, 13:22 in late June and 12:18 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:21 on average, about 21 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Miami. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Miami (2026–2027)

Miami changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 8, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
• Sunday, November 1, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go back one hour to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5).
• Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
• Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go back one hour to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5).

Recurring meetings set in Miami time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.