Current time in Syracuse, United States
The current local time in Syracuse is shown below. Syracuse observes EST in winter and EDT during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Standard abbreviation
- EST
- DST abbreviation
- EDT
- Observes daylight saving
- Yes
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Syracuse?
Syracuse uses Eastern Time alongside the rest of New York state, with the federal DST schedule. The city's longitude around 76.1 degrees west sits very close to the Eastern Standard Time meridian, so wall time aligns closely with mean solar noon. Lake-effect snow patterns produced by Lake Ontario to the north produce some of the heaviest snowfall in the eastern United States during November through March, with consistent scheduling adjustments. Pennsylvania immediately south, Ontario across Lake Ontario, and Vermont immediately east all share the Eastern zone.
What are the working hours in Syracuse?
Syracuse University, healthcare anchored by SUNY Upstate Medical Center, and substantial state and federal government employment (including the Hancock Field Air National Guard base) anchor employment. The historic manufacturing economy has largely disappeared. Office hours run 08:30 to 17:00. Syracuse basketball at the Carrier Dome (now JMA Wireless Dome) reshapes winter weekend traffic substantially. Lake-effect snow events between November and March produce frequent late starts and school closures. The New York State Fair in late August and early September draws substantial regional attendance to the fairgrounds west of downtown.
Where is Syracuse?
Syracuse sits in central New York state at the southern end of Onondaga Lake, around 250 kilometres west of Albany and 215 kilometres east of Buffalo. The city proper holds around 145,000 residents and the wider metropolitan area roughly 660,000. The city sits at low elevation on the lake's southern shore. The Erie Canal historically ran through the city, with the canal route now substantially repurposed into the Erie Canalway Trail. Syracuse University, with around 22,000 students, occupies a substantial campus on a hill south-east of downtown. The Adirondack Mountains rise around 80 kilometres north-east.