Time in Fort Collins, Colorado right now
Fort Collins, Colorado runs on Mountain Time, UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 during daylight saving. The live clock above updates every minute for the exact coordinates of Fort Collins.
- State
- Colorado
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 170,924
- Coordinates
- 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Fort Collins today.
Worked out for 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Fort Collins for 15h 5m, and on the shortest day for 9h 16m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Fort Collins and other cities.
Fort Collins is 2 hours behind New York all year, so plan calls to the East Coast with that gap in mind.
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Fort Collins time zone and daylight saving time.
Fort Collins changes clocks on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time, moving from UTC-7 to UTC-6 and back. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so evenings are an hour lighter from Sunday, 8 March 2026.
Quick answers about time in Fort Collins.
Direct answers on Fort Collins time, the Mountain Time zone, UTC offsets, the 2026 clock change dates and the closest towns.
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What time is it in Fort Collins right now?
Fort Collins is on Mountain Time, UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 during daylight saving time. The live clock at the top of this page updates every minute.
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What time zone is Fort Collins in?
Fort Collins uses Mountain Time (MT), at UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in daylight saving time.
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Does Fort Collins observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Fort Collins go forward on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Fort Collins?
On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:34 in Fort Collins. On the shortest day it rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:36.
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How long is the longest day in Fort Collins?
The sun is up for 15h 5m on the June solstice and for 9h 16m on the December solstice.
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What is the time difference between Fort Collins and New York?
Fort Collins is 2 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Fort Collins and London?
Fort Collins is 7 hours behind London for most of the year. The gap changes for a few weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates.
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How many people live in Fort Collins?
Fort Collins has about 170,924 people, based on the 2026 GeoNames population update.
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Where is Fort Collins, Colorado?
Fort Collins sits at 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W in Colorado, about 59 miles from Denver, in the UTC-7 zone.
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Which places are closest to Fort Collins?
The closest places listed are Wellington, 9 miles away, Windsor, 12 miles away and Loveland, 13 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page, all in the UTC-7 zone as Fort Collins.