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What time is it in Surprise, Arizona?

5:04:48 AM

Friday, September 25, 2026. Mountain Standard Time, UTC−7:00.

Time zone
Mountain Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC−7:00
Daylight saving
Not observed
Population
167,564

Surprise does not change its clocks

Surprise stays on Mountain Standard Time all year and does not move its clocks. Its offset from UTC never changes, so its relationship to the rest of the country shifts twice a year instead.

Surprise sits at 33.67°N, 112.45°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Surprise.

Clock time against sun time

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Mountain Standard Time, but the sun does not. Over Surprise it is highest at 12:21 pm today — 21 minutes after clock noon.

At 112.5°W, Surprise sits comfortably inside its zone.

Daylight in Surprise today

Sunrise
6:20 am
Sunset
6:22 pm
Day length
12 hours 2 minutes
Longest day
14 hours 23 minutes

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Surprise, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 4 hours 29 minutes, from 14 hours 23 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 55 minutes in December.

At 33.7°N that puts Surprise between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.