Time in Wi

Wisconsin: Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer). US daylight saving applies.

Wisconsin uses Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer).

Clocks in Wisconsin move with the rest of the mainland US that observes daylight saving, not on a city-specific date.

When it is noon in Wisconsin it is 1 p.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Wisconsin it is 6 p.m. in London all year.

Wisconsin sits close to the Central Time meridian (90°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.

In mid-January the sun rises about 11 minutes later here than in Chicago.

Sunrise and sunset in Wisconsin

A typical mid-January day in Wisconsin has sunrise around 7:27 a.m. and sunset around 4:47 p.m. (9 h 20 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:18 a.m.–8:39 p.m. (15 h 21 m).

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January7:27 a.m.4:47 p.m.9 h 20 m
February6:57 a.m.5:28 p.m.10 h 31 m
March7:11 a.m.7:03 p.m.11 h 52 m
April6:17 a.m.7:39 p.m.13 h 22 m
May5:35 a.m.8:14 p.m.14 h 38 m
June5:18 a.m.8:39 p.m.15 h 21 m
July5:32 a.m.8:36 p.m.15 h 04 m
August6:03 a.m.8:02 p.m.13 h 59 m
September6:37 a.m.7:10 p.m.12 h 33 m
October7:11 a.m.6:17 p.m.11 h 06 m
November6:50 a.m.4:36 p.m.9 h 45 m
December7:23 a.m.4:24 p.m.9 h 01 m

Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.

Cities near Wisconsin

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