What time is it in Alabama?
2:27:47AM
Central Standard TimeUTC-6America/Chicago
Alabama observes Daylight Saving Time
Clocks go forward an hour on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, so Alabama is on Central Daylight Time in summer and Central Standard Time in winter.
Alabama is a Central Time state with one exception: Phenix City and the surrounding part of Russell County sit across the river from Columbus, Georgia, and keep Eastern Time with the rest of that metro area.
When the clocks change — the next date, and every one to 2031.
Alabama spans 2 zones
- Central Standard TimeUTC-6America/Chicago
- Eastern Standard TimeUTC-5America/New_York
Alabama cities on a different clock
Most of Alabama keeps one zone, but 1 city does not. Each has its own page, because the answer there is genuinely different — everywhere else in the state the clock is the one above.