Cuba · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Varadero, 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. Varadero 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 Varadero lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Varadero 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 Varadero lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Varadero 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 Varadero.
Practical Info
Varadero (Cuba) is home to roughly 27K people. Today brings about 13.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:42, sunset at 20:12. 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 23° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Cuba
Capital
Havana
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CDT · America/Havana
Coordinates
23.16°N, 81.25°W
Currency
CUP ($)
Calling Code
+53
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Varadero occupies the Hicacos peninsula, roughly 20 kilometres long and rarely more than 1.2 wide, essentially all of it beach. The Dupont family built an estate here in the 1920s that is now a restaurant.
The clock: Varadero keeps UTC−5 with the rest of Cuba, which still observes daylight saving.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap