Time Zone Information
West Lafayette, United States
Current Time
09:54:40
Monday, November 2, 2026 local time in West Lafayette
West Lafayette, United States uses the America/Indiana/Indianapolis time zone, currently UTC-5.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in West Lafayette.
Time Zone
| City | West Lafayette |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Time Zone (IANA) | America/Indiana/Indianapolis |
| UTC Offset | UTC-5 |
| Coordinates | 40.4258700, -86.9080700 |
| Population | 45,550 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed West Lafayette observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
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|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | United States | 887,642 |
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| Bloomington | United States | 84,067 |
| Fishers | United States | 76,794 |
| Lafayette | United States | 71,111 |
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