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Guatemala City

UTC−6

Guatemala · CST

Rainy Season
18:43:22Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:36↓ 18:3624:00
Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
18:36
Daylight
13.0hrs
Population
3.0M
Season
Rainy Season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Guatemala City, Guatemala 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 Guatemala City 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 Guatemala City lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between Guatemala City 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 Guatemala City lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between Guatemala City 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 Guatemala City.

Practical Info

Guatemala City (Guatemala) is home to roughly 3.0M people. Today brings about 13.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 18:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 15° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Guatemala

Guatemala

Capital

Guatemala City 👑

Continent

North America

Time Zone

CST · America/Guatemala

Coordinates

14.63°N, 90.51°W

Currency

GTQ (Q)

Calling Code

+502

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Capital That Moved Three Times

Guatemala's capital has been relocated three times because of earthquakes and floods — from Iximché to Ciudad Vieja to Antigua to its present site in 1776. The country sits on the meeting point of three tectonic plates.

The clock: Guatemala City keeps UTC−6 with no seasonal change. It sits at about 1,500 metres, which gives it a spring-like climate year round.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

Guatemala CityUTC−6
06121824
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06121824