What time zone is Arkansas in?

Arkansas is in the Central Time Zone in the United States of America (USA).  US Central Standard Time ( CST ) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-6 ).

Current Arkansas Time (Central Time)

Time Zone: America Chicago (USA Central Time)

Towns & Cities of Arkansas on Central Time

Altus, AR | Arkadelphia, AR | Ashdown, AR | Barling, AR | Batesville, AR | Benton, AR | Bentonville, AR | Berryville, AR | Blytheville, AR | Booneville, AR | Brinkley, AR | Bryant, AR | Bull Shoals, AR | Cabot, AR | Calico Rock, AR | Camden, AR | Cherokee Village, AR | Conway, AR | Cotter, AR | Dardanelle, AR | De Queen, AR | Diamond City, AR | El Dorado, AR | Eureka Springs, AR Fayetteville, AR | Flippin, AR | Fordyce, AR | Gassville, AR | Greenwood, AR | Harrison, AR | Heber Springs, AR | Hope, AR | Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Village, AR  | Jonesboro, AR | Lead Hill, AR | Leslie, AR | Little Rock, AR | Malvern, AR | Maumelle, AR | Melbourne, AR | Mena, AR | Monticello, AR | Morrilton, AR | Mountain Home, AR | McGehee, AR | Norfork, AR | North Little Rock, AR | Osceola, AR | Rogers, AR | Searcy, AR | Sherwood, AR | Siloam Springs, AR | Springdale, AR | Stuttgart, AR | Texarkana, AR | Van Buren, AR | Waldron, AR | Warren, AR | West Memphis, AR | Yellville, AR

Does Arkansas observe Daylight Saving Time?

Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time ( DST ) is observed in Arkansas , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Central Daylight Time ( CDT );  which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-5 ).

After the Summer months the time inArkansas is shifted back by 1 hour to US Central Standard Time (CST) or (GMT-6)

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

• Daylight Saving Time began: Sunday 8 March 2020  02:00 local time. Clocks went forward one hour.
• Daylight Saving Time ends: Sunday 1 November 2020 02:00 local time. Clocks go back one hour.

USA and Canada past and future DST schedules here

Daylight Saving 2020