How long is a night in GTA 5?

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GTA 5: How long is a day in the game?
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How long is the day night cycle in GTA 5?
How long is an hour in GTA 5?
How many hours is sleep in GTA 5?
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Rockstar Games have made a habit out of putting out cultural landmarks in gaming, and that kind of reputation is built on their impeccable attention to detail. This comes at the cost of extremely taxing developmental cycles and tedious work hours.

GTA 5 truly is an extraordinary feat in game development and one that excels on seemingly every front in terms of re-creating a life-like, authentic experience.

From NPC dialogues to a realistic day-night cycle, GTA 5 truly is an immersive experience that is unparalleled, even in 2020. One of the game mechanics that players love to manipulate is the day-night cycle as it can be used to the player's advantage, especially when manipulating stocks.

GTA 5: How long is a day in the game?

Players, in order to reap the rewards of manipulating the stock markets by doing Lester's Assassination missions in GTA 5, tend to advance game time by saving as the Stock Market takes a day or two to reflect the changes.

According to most sources, a day in GTA 5 takes 48 real-life minutes, and saving the game will advance the game clock differently for different characters.

When Michael goes to bed in order to save the game, it advances the game clock by 6 hours; 8 hours for Franklin, and Trevor sleeping the longest for 12 hours. By saving the game twice as Trevor, players will be able to advance an entire day in GTA 5.

Therefore, players can use this information when planning to manipulate the stock market in the game.

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A full day in GTA 5 takes 48 minutes real time.

One hour takes 2 minutes.

Game time stops when pausing, will automatically advance when starting some missions and using a bed to save will advance game time by 6 hours (Michael), 8 hours (Franklin) or 12 hours (Trevor).

Note: Game time does not stop when pausing in GTA Online.

answered Sep 22, 2013 at 19:22

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+1 I always assumed 1 real second is equivalent to 1 in-game minute. I guess 2:1 makes more sense.
Sep 29, 2013 at 2:09
You may want to edit this and add info for online time. If its the same, pausing the game won't change it. This matters when it comes to paying utility bills on your homes etc. Those bills come out 'daily.'
Oct 24, 2013 at 1:38
@Popeye True at the time, but it's probably more relevant now to GTA Online, especially for those wondering how long it will take to "survive a day with a bounty". No harm in adding a note about the game not pausing time.
Oct 24, 2013 at 8:32
I can't confirm this myself, but apparently characters have different sleep times: gtaforums.com/topic/628291-trevor-sleeps-for-12-hours-not-6. There is also the fact that you can set how many hours a night your character sleeps for creating your online character, not sure if that actually applies or does anything though as I've never slept online.
Oct 24, 2013 at 13:18
@turbo I can confirm the different sleep times, just tested them. Thanks for the heads up.
Oct 24, 2013 at 18:53

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How long is the day night cycle in GTA 5?

According to most sources, a day in GTA 5 takes 48 real-life minutes, and saving the game will advance the game clock differently for different characters. When Michael goes to bed in order to save the game, it advances the game clock by 6 hours; 8 hours for Franklin, and Trevor sleeping the longest for 12 hours.

How long is an hour in GTA 5?

A full day in GTA 5 takes 48 minutes real time. One hour takes 2 minutes. Game time stops when pausing, will automatically advance when starting some missions and using a bed to save will advance game time by 6 hours (Michael), 8 hours (Franklin) or 12 hours (Trevor).

How many hours is sleep in GTA 5?

The recommended hours of sleep for healthy adults is 7 to 9 hours, according to HelpGuide. Only one of Grand Theft Auto 5's protagonists sleeps the recommended amount of time - Franklin. The young black man, who should be around 25 years old if he was born in 1988 and GTA V is set in 2013, sleeps for 8 hours.