What time is it in Meriden, Connecticut?

Meriden is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Meriden sits at 41.54°N, 72.79°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Meriden.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Eastern Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Meriden it is highest at 12:42 pm today — 42 minutes after clock noon.

At 72.8°W, Meriden sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 1 minute in Meriden, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 6 hours 1 minute, from 15 hours 11 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 10 minutes in December.

At 41.5°N that puts Meriden between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.