Dorchester to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Dorchester. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dorchester 05:24 5:24 AM Austin, TX 23:24 11:24 PM You –:–
05:24 5:24 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:09
23:24 11:24 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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−6 h
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Dorchester.
When you, Dorchester and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 Dorchester
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Dorchester | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:24 | 23:24 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dorchester | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 10 h 28 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 19,500 | 974,447 |
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Dorchester and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Dorchester is Austin, TX?
Austin is 6 hours behind Dorchester: UTC−5 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dorchester, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Dorchester, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Dorchester?
The working day in Dorchester ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Dorchester and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dorchester, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Austin.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Dorchester?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 6:00 AM in Dorchester, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Austin, Dorchester is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Dorchester and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Austin will be 5 hours behind Dorchester.
