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Time in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States now

10:17:26PM

Friday, October 2, 2026

International Day of Non-Violence - to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

Sun: ↑ 06:45AM ↓ 06:35PM (11h 50m) - More info - Make Gulf Shores time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Gulf Shores

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Gulf Shores can be either 1 or 2 hours behind or the same as the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Gulf Shores 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 Gulf Shores

Los Angeles	−2 hours	−2 hours
Chicago	0
New York	+1 hours
Toronto	+1 hours
São Paulo	+2 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
London	+6 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Paris	+7 hours
Zurich	+7 hours
Cairo	+8 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	+15 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Gulf Shores

Sunrise: 06:45AM
Sunset: 06:35PM
Day length: 11h 50m
Solar noon: 12:40PM
The current local time in Gulf Shores is 40 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Gulf Shores on the map

Location: Alabama, United States
Latitude: 30.246. Longitude: -87.701
Population: 11,000
Elevation: 2 m

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