Cincinnati uses America/New_York — UTC-05:00 (EST) in standard time and UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in Ohio, United States. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Cincinnati's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Cincinnati uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Cincinnati is America/New_York. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 08 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 01 November 2026 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 14 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 07 November 2027 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 12 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 05 November 2028 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 11 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 04 November 2029 at 02:00 → 01:00
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Currency: US Dollar (USD). Calling code: +1. Languages: English.
Cincinnati ( SIN-sin-AT-ee; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Ohio River across from its confluence with the Licking River in Kentucky.
Cincinnati is the third-most populous city in Ohio (after Columbus and Cleveland), and the 66th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census. The city serves as the economic and cultural hub of the tri-state Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, at over 2.3 million residents.
Settled in 1788, Cincinnati was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population throughout much of the 19th century. Located at the crossroads of the Northern and Southern United States, the city developed as an inland port for cargo shipping by steamboats; this location also made it a hub of Underground Railroad activity.
Although it had fewer immigrants and thus less influence from Europe than major East Coast cities in the same period, it received a significant number of German-speaking immigrants, who founded many of the city's early cultural institutions. Cincinnati later developed...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Cincinnati. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
311,097 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Ohio, United States.
America/New_York · UTC-05:00 (EST).
Observes DST.
US Dollar (USD) · +1.
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Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) about 15.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 19.3°C and lows 9.4°C. Warmest month: July (average high 30.2°C); coolest month: January (average low -3.9°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Metropolitan Cincinnati has the twenty-eighth largest economy in the United States and the fifth largest in the Midwest, after Chicago (3rd), Minneapolis–St. Paul (15th), Detroit (16th), and St. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Ohio · IANA zone: America/New_York · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Cincinnati and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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