USA

Business hours & meeting culture

Working hours

09:00–17:00 or 09:00–18:00, often longer in finance and tech

Workweek

Monday to Friday

Meeting tips

Thanksgiving week (late November), the Christmas–New Year week, and the Memorial Day to July 4 stretch are slow periods.

Cities in USA

Click a city for its detailed page including current time and time-difference table.

• 🇺🇸BostonUTC-4
• 🇺🇸ChicagoUTC-5
• 🇺🇸DallasUTC-5
• 🇺🇸Los AngelesUTC-7
• 🇺🇸MiamiUTC-4
• 🇺🇸New YorkUTC-4
• 🇺🇸San FranciscoUTC-7
• 🇺🇸SeattleUTC-7
• 🇺🇸Washington D.C.UTC-4

Current times in USA

Public holidays in USA, 2026

See full multi-year coverage on the global holiday calendar.

• 2026-01-01
• 2026-01-19
• 2026-02-12California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio only
• 2026-02-16
• 2026-04-03Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas only
• 2026-05-08Missouri only
• 2026-05-25
• 2026-06-19
• 2026-07-03
• 2026-09-07
• 2026-10-12Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin only
• 2026-11-11
• 2026-11-26
• 2026-12-25

Time difference vs. major business cities

From the perspective of Boston.