Meeting time

Best time to meet: Dublin and Houston

Dublin is 6 hours ahead of Houston right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Dublin, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Houston. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Dublin (10 AM in Houston).

Tue 3:56 PMDublin · Greenwich Mean TimeTue 9:56 AMHouston · Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Dublin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

DublinHouston
6 AM12 AMBoth off
7 AM1 AMBoth off
8 AM2 AMBoth off
9 AM3 AMDublin at work
10 AM4 AMDublin at work
11 AM5 AMDublin at work
12 PM6 AMDublin at work
1 PM7 AMDublin at work
2 PM8 AMDublin at work
3 PM9 AMBoth at work
4 PM10 AMEasiest time
5 PM11 AMHouston at work
6 PM12 PMHouston at work
7 PM1 PMHouston at work
8 PM2 PMHouston at work
9 PM3 PMHouston at work
10 PM4 PMHouston at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesDublin isBoth at work (Dublin time)Easiest (Dublin / Houston)
Now to March 14, 20276 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Dublin go forward
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Dublin go back
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM

Dublin keeps the same clock as London; Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Houston when it is 9 AM in Dublin?
3 AM in Houston, while Dublin is 6 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Dublin and Houston?
4 PM in Dublin, which is 10 AM in Houston. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Dublin time.
Does the time difference between Dublin and Houston change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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