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Ambato

UTC−5

Ecuador · ECT

Dry season
19:45:10Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:18↓ 18:1824:00
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:18
Daylight
12.0hrs
Population
390K
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

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

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?

A City Rebuilt After the Earth Moved

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

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Working Hours

1h overlap
AmbatoUTC−5
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824