What time is it in Hamilton, Ohio?

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

Hamilton sits at 39.39°N, 84.57°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Hamilton.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Eastern Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Hamilton it is highest at 1:29 pm today — 89 minutes after clock noon.

At 84.6°W, Hamilton sits well toward the western edge of its zone, which is why the sun stays up later here than the clock suggests. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Hamilton, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 5 hours 34 minutes, from 14 hours 57 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 23 minutes in December.

At 39.4°N that puts Hamilton between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.