Cuba · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. Santiago de Cuba and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Santiago de Cuba lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Santiago de Cuba and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Santiago de Cuba lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Santiago de Cuba 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 Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Santiago de Cuba.
Practical Info
Santiago de Cuba (Cuba) is home to roughly 510K people. Today brings about 13.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:24, sunset at 19:48. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 20° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Cuba
Capital
Havana
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CDT · America/Havana
Coordinates
20.02°N, 75.83°W
Currency
CUP ($)
Calling Code
+53
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Son cubano — the root of salsa — developed in the hills around Santiago in the late 19th century, and the city also gave rise to trova and bolero. It has been Cuba's musical centre for far longer than Havana.
The clock: Santiago keeps UTC−5 and observes daylight saving. It was Cuba's capital until 1556 and is the country's second city.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap