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Time in Wichita, Kansas, United States now

12:32:08AM

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wichita switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 8. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:46AM ↓ 07:33PM (11h 47m) - More info - Make Wichita time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Wichita

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Wichita is normally one hour behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Wichita can for a short while be two hours behind or the same as the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Wichita is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -5 / Central Daylight Time (CDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Wichita

Los Angeles	−2 hours	−2 hours
Chicago	0
New York	+1 hours
Toronto	+1 hours
São Paulo	+2 hours
London	+5 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Istanbul	+8 hours
Moscow	+8 hours
Dubai	+9 hours
Mumbai	+10.5 hours
Hong Kong	+13 hours
Shanghai	+13 hours
Singapore	+13 hours
Tokyo	+14 hours
Sydney	+16 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Wichita

Sunrise: 07:46AM
Sunset: 07:33PM
Day length: 11h 47m
Solar noon: 01:39PM
The current local time in Wichita is 99 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Wichita on the map

Location: Kansas, United States
Latitude: 37.69. Longitude: -97.34
Population: 396,000
Elevation: 400 m

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Best restaurants in Wichita

#1 Doo-Dah Diner - American and gluten-free food
#2 Thai Table Restaurant - Thai and vegetarian options food
#3 Central Standard Brewing

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