Vail, CO to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Vail, CO. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Vail, CO 18:49 6:49 PM Austin, TX 19:49 7:49 PM You –:–
18:49 6:49 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:20
19:49 7:49 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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+1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Vail, CO.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Vail, CO
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Vail, CO | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:49 | 19:49 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mountain Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Vail, CO | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Denver | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 5,300 | 974,447 |
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Vail, CO and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Vail, CO, and Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Vail is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Vail, CO, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Vail, clocks in Austin show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vail, CO, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Vail, clocks in Austin show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Vail, CO?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Vail – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Vail, CO, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Vail, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Vail.
Does the time difference between Vail, CO, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in Vail and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
