Nevada time zone and daylight saving time

Pacific Time Next clock change: Nov 1

Las Vegas, UTC−7Sunrise 7:01 a.m. · Sunset 5:47 p.m. · 10 h 47 min of daylight

Nevada at a glance

Time zone
Pacific; Mountain (city of West Wendover)
Daylight saving time
Observed. UTC−7 in summer, UTC−8 in winter (Pacific Time areas).
Upcoming clock changes
  • Sunday, November 1, 2026: clocks fall back
  • Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks spring forward
  • Sunday, November 7, 2027: clocks fall back
  • Sunday, March 12, 2028: clocks spring forward
Each change happens at 2:00 a.m. local time.
Permanent daylight time law
None. Nevada is not among the 19 states the Congressional Research Service lists as having enacted one.

Nevada uses Pacific Time and observes daylight saving time: UTC−7 in summer and UTC−8 in winter. The one exception is the city of West Wendover, on the Utah border, which uses Mountain Time.

West Wendover

West Wendover sits right on the Utah line, next to Wendover, Utah. The federal time zone rules place it in the Mountain Time zone, so it keeps the same time as its Utah neighbour and is 1 hour ahead of the rest of Nevada all year.

Time zones in bordering states

Nevada sits on the eastern edge of the Pacific Time zone, so its eastern borders face Mountain Time.

Select a state on the map to see its time zone details.

Time zone map of Nevada and surrounding states. Each state is a link to its page.Counties are shaded by time zone. Hatched counties are split between two zones; dotted areas do not observe daylight saving time, except the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona, which does observe it and is not drawn separately.ArizonaColoradoWyomingNew MexicoCaliforniaMontanaOregonUtahIdaho

Current time in each zone

  • MountainArizona
  • Pacific

No daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation in Arizona, which does observe it, isn't drawn separately.County split between two zones; the exact line isn't drawn

  • California and Oregon: same time all along the border.
  • Idaho and Utah: both use Mountain Time, so Nevada is 1 hour behind them, except in West Wendover, which matches Utah.
  • Arizona: most of Arizona stays on standard time all year. Nevada matches it in summer and is 1 hour behind it in winter.

What permanent time would mean for Nevada

Ending clock changes would mean keeping one time all year: either permanent daylight time or permanent standard time. Here’s how each would shift sunrise and sunset in Las Vegas.

Permanent daylight time

Later winter mornings

7:48 a.m.

Sunrise on the shortest day, December 21 (now 6:48 a.m.).

Winter sunset: 5:30 p.m. (now 4:30 p.m.).

Permanent standard time

Earlier summer evenings

7:01 p.m.

Sunset on the longest day, June 21 (now 8:01 p.m.).

Summer sunrise: 4:24 a.m. (now 5:24 a.m.).

Times for Las Vegas, calculated for 2026. Actual sunrise and sunset can differ by a few minutes with terrain and weather.

Nevada and permanent daylight time

Nevada has not enacted a law to adopt permanent daylight time; it is not among the 19 states the Congressional Research Service lists as having done so.

Lawmakers have leaned toward standard time: in 2025, two bills to keep standard time year-round (Assembly Bill 81 and Senate Bill 94) did not pass, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Any switch to permanent daylight time would need Congress to act first. The U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July 2026, and it is now with the Senate.

Common questions

What time zone is Nevada in?

Nevada uses Pacific Time, except West Wendover, on the Utah border, which uses Mountain Time.

Is Las Vegas on the same time as Phoenix?

In summer, yes. In winter, when Nevada falls back, Phoenix is 1 hour ahead of Las Vegas.

Is Las Vegas on the same time as Los Angeles?

Yes. Both use Pacific Time and change their clocks on the same dates.

Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation (49 CFR Part 71); Congressional Research Service; Congress.gov; National Conference of State Legislatures.

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