Current time in Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain Time UTC−7 · IANA zone America/Denver
Time zone details
| Time zone | Mountain Time (MT) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | MST, UTC−7 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | MDT, UTC−6 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 38.83° N, 104.82° W |
Time difference from Colorado Springs
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| New York | +2 h |
| Chicago | +1 h |
| Phoenix | 0 / −1 h |
| Los Angeles | −1 h |
| Anchorage | −2 h |
| Honolulu | −3 / −4 h |
Colorado Springs shares its clock with the whole Mountain Time Zone, Denver and Santa Fe included.
About time in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is the seat of El Paso County, Colorado — a county that happens to share its name with the one major Texas city on Mountain Time, El Paso. The city spreads along the base of Pikes Peak, whose 14,115-foot summit rises immediately to the west.
Timekeeping here has a military accent: Peterson Space Force Base, the Cheyenne Mountain complex, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) all operate from the area and log operations in Zulu time (UTC) — 7 hours ahead of local clocks in winter, 6 in summer.
Daylight ranges from about 14 hours 55 minutes at the June solstice to roughly nine and a half hours in late December.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Colorado Springs in?
Colorado Springs is in the Mountain Time Zone (MT): MST (UTC−7) in winter and MDT (UTC−6) from the second Sunday of March through the first Sunday of November, like all of Colorado.
What is the time difference between Colorado Springs and New York?
Colorado Springs runs 2 hours behind New York in every month of the year, since both places observe DST on the same schedule. A 2:00 PM call in New York is at noon in Colorado Springs.
Does Colorado Springs observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks move ahead one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November. In 2026 the dates are March 8 and November 1.