Honduras · CST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
San Pedro Sula, Honduras 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 San Pedro Sula 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 San Pedro Sula lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between San Pedro Sula 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 San Pedro Sula lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between San Pedro Sula 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 San Pedro Sula.
Practical Info
San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is home to roughly 800K people. Today brings about 13.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 16° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Honduras
Capital
Tegucigalpa
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CST · America/Tegucigalpa
Coordinates
15.50°N, 88.03°W
Currency
HNL (L)
Calling Code
+504
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
San Pedro Sula generates a large share of Honduran GDP through its maquila textile plants, which supply much of the clothing sold in North America. The city was founded in 1536, one of the earliest Spanish settlements in the region.
The clock: San Pedro Sula keeps UTC−6. Copán, a Maya site with the longest known hieroglyphic inscription in the Americas, is about three hours away.
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