Austin, TX to El Centro, CA: time difference
El Centro, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Austin, TX 06:52 6:52 AM El Centro, CA 04:52 4:52 AM You –:–
06:52 6:52 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:43 · 🌙 18:48
04:52 4:52 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 17:56
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−2 h
El Centro, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and El Centro, CA are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 El Centro, CA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇺🇸 El Centro, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:52 | 04:52 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:43 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 18:48 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 44,322 |
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Austin, TX and El Centro, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is El Centro, CA?
The clocks in El Centro are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in El Centro, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX?
When it is 9:00 AM in Austin, it is 7:00 AM in El Centro.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in El Centro, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in El Centro show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call El Centro, CA, from Austin, TX?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in El Centro – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in El Centro, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in El Centro. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in El Centro it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time gap between Austin, TX, and El Centro, CA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 2 hours.
