Time in Mountain Home, Idaho right now
Mountain Home, Idaho 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 Mountain Home.
- State
- Idaho
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 13,730
- Coordinates
- 43.1330° N, 115.6912° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Mountain Home today.
Worked out for 43.1330° N, 115.6912° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Mountain Home for 15h 23m, and on the shortest day for 8h 59m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Mountain Home and other cities.
Mountain Home is 2 hours behind New York all year, so plan calls to the East Coast with that gap in mind.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Mountain Home |
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| New York | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Chicago | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Denver | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Phoenix | Mountain Time without daylight saving | --:-- | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii-Aleutian Time | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Mountain Home time zone and daylight saving time.
Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home.
Direct answers on Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home right now?
Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home in?
Mountain Home uses Mountain Time (MT), at UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in daylight saving time.
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Does Mountain Home observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home?
On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 21:25 in Mountain Home. On the shortest day it rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:10.
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How long is the longest day in Mountain Home?
The sun is up for 15h 23m on the June solstice and for 8h 59m on the December solstice.
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What is the time difference between Mountain Home and New York?
Mountain Home is 2 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Mountain Home and London?
Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home?
Mountain Home has about 13,730 people, based on the 2026 GeoNames population update.
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Where is Mountain Home, Idaho?
Mountain Home sits at 43.1330° N, 115.6912° W in Idaho, about 42 miles from Boise, in the UTC-7 zone.
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Which places are closest to Mountain Home?
The closest places listed are Boise, 42 miles away, Garden City, 44 miles away and Kuna, 44 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page, all in the UTC-7 zone as Mountain Home.