Current Time in Lafayette, Colorado, USA
8:03:57 PM
20:03:57
MST (Mountain Standard Time) · UTC−07:00
America/Denver
Time zone details
Lafayette is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Lafayette
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Boulder County
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 27,729
- Elevation
- 1,588 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 39° 59' N / 105° 05' W
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Lafayette follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Denver
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Lafayette local time
Clock changes in Lafayette
2:00 AM MST3:00 AM MDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM MST3:00 AM MDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM MDT1:00 AM MST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 59 min1 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 59 min1 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (31.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 59 min | 1 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 57 min | 1 min 57 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 55 min | 1 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 54 min | 1 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 52 min | 1 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 50 min | 1 min 48 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 48 min | 1 min 46 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Lafayette
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Plan around Lafayette
Upcoming public holidays in Colorado
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportBJCMedium airport · Serves Denver9.7 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · BJC / KBJC
About 9.7 km (6.0 mi) south-southwest of Lafayette
Scheduled airline service in source data
Denver International AirportDENLarge airport · Serves Denver38.5 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · DEN / KDEN
About 38.5 km (23.9 mi) east-southeast of Lafayette
Scheduled airline service in source data
Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson FieldCYSMedium airport · Serves Cheyenne131 km north
Source: OurAirports record · CYS / KCYS
About 131 km (81.6 mi) north of Lafayette
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Lafayette in?
- Lafayette uses Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC−7) in winter and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Denver.
- When is the next clock change in Lafayette?
- Clocks in Lafayette move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from MST (UTC−07:00) to MDT (UTC−06:00)
- Does Lafayette observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Lafayette observes daylight saving time: MDT (UTC−6) in summer and MST (UTC−7) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Lafayette?
- Lafayette is UTC−7 in winter and UTC−6 in summer