Austin

United States • Central Time

Time Zone

Austin uses Central Time (CST / CDT), currently running at UTC−6 (winter) / UTC−5 (summer). Clocks spring forward one hour in mid-March and fall back in early November.

Business & Commerce

Austin, Texas operates on Central Time (CT) — Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) in summer — the same schedule as Chicago and Dallas. Austin has grown into one of the fastest-growing technology hubs in the United States, drawing major offices and relocations from companies like Tesla, Oracle, and a dense cluster of software and semiconductor firms, alongside its long-standing identity as Texas's state capital and a major university and music-industry city (home to South by Southwest). Central Time places Austin one hour behind New York and two hours ahead of Los Angeles, a middle-of-the-country position that makes same-day scheduling with both U.S. coasts straightforward.