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Granada

UTC−6

Nicaragua · CST

Rainy season
18:45:05Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:24↓ 18:1224:00
Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
18:12
Daylight
12.8hrs
Population
125K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Granada, Nicaragua runs on UTC−6. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 2-hour difference between Granada and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Granada lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between Granada and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Granada lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between Granada 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 Mexico City, Denver, Calgary. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Granada.

Practical Info

Granada (Nicaragua) is home to roughly 125K people. Today brings about 12.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 12° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Capital

Managua

Continent

North America

Time Zone

CST · America/Managua

Coordinates

11.93°N, 85.96°W

Currency

NIO (C$)

Calling Code

+505

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Lake With Freshwater Sharks

Lake Nicaragua, beside Granada, holds bull sharks that reach it by jumping the rapids of the San Juan river from the Caribbean — for a long time they were thought to be a separate landlocked species.

The clock: Granada keeps UTC−6. Founded in 1524, it is among the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded cities on the American mainland.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

GranadaUTC−6
06121824
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06121824