DEN local time
Denver International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/DenverMDT
- Sunrise
- 12:08 pm
- Sunset
- 1:59 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 51 minutes133 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from DEN
Denver International Airport serves Denver, about 40 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from DEN
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:16 pm | 17:16 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:16 pm | 18:16 | the same time |
| Chicago CDT | 7:16 pm | 19:16 | 1 hour ahead |
| New York City EDT | 8:16 pm | 20:16 | 2 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:16 pm | 20:16 | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:16 pm | 21:16 | 3 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:16 am Thu | 01:16 | 7 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:16 am Thu | 02:16 | 8 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at DEN airport right now?
It is 6:16 pm (18:16) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Denver International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is DEN in?
Denver International Airport is in America/Denver, currently MDT (UTC-6) — the same zone as Denver.
How far is DEN from Denver?
About 40 km (25 miles) from the centre of Denver. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does DEN observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).