Nicaragua · CST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Managua, 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 Managua 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 Managua lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between Managua 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 Managua lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between Managua 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 Managua.
Practical Info
Managua (Nicaragua) is home to roughly 1.4M people. Today brings about 13.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 18:18. 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.
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Nicaragua
Capital
Managua 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CST · America/Managua
Coordinates
12.14°N, 86.27°W
Currency
NIO (C$)
Calling Code
+505
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Managua was made capital in 1852 purely because León and Granada, the two rival cities, could not agree which of them should have it. It sat roughly halfway between them.
The clock: Managua keeps UTC−6. The 1972 earthquake destroyed the city centre so thoroughly that it was never fully rebuilt — the old downtown is still largely open ground.
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