Ecuador · ECT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Ambato, Ecuador runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Ambato and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Ambato lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Ambato and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Ambato lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Ambato and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Ambato.
Practical Info
Ambato (Ecuador) is home to roughly 390K people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 18:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 1° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Ecuador
Capital
Quito
Continent
South America
Time Zone
ECT · America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
1.24°S, 78.62°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+593
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The 1949 Ambato earthquake killed around 6,000 people and destroyed most of the city. Its Festival of Flowers and Fruits was created the following year explicitly as an act of recovery, and has run every February since.
The clock: Ambato keeps UTC−5 at about 2,570 metres, beneath Tungurahua, which has erupted repeatedly since 1999.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap