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UTC -6 America/Guatemala America/Guatemala

Country time

What time is in Guatemala

Current local time in Guatemala. See the exact time across Guatemala, time zone info (America/Guatemala), UTC -6 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Guatemala

UTC -6
America/Guatemala
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Guatemala is America/Guatemala.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Salama

Temperature 20°C
Condition Partly cloudy
Wind speed 2 km/h
AQI 61
AQI category Moderate
PM2.5 16.9 µg/m3

Using Salama as the reference location. Updated 3:45 AM.

Time difference

Relative to Guatemala right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Guatemala

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 5:41 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Day length 12h 38m
Solar noon 12:00 PM

Time in Guatemala — time zone and key facts

Guatemala has a population of over 2,591,961.5 and uses one time zone (America/Guatemala). The current local time applies to the largest city, Salama, and most of the country.

The time in Guatemala right now

When you check what time it is in Guatemala, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Guatemala's offset from UTC is UTC -6, which means it lags behind Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Guatemala

Whether Guatemala observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Guatemala is America/Guatemala. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Guatemala stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Guatemala

Major cities in Guatemala include Salama, Retalhuleu, San Marcos, Chimaltenango, Antigua Guatemala, Solola and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.