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Machala, Équateur
12:21:08 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · America/Guayaquil
Machala
City in El Oro, Ecuador
Heure locale actuelle
12:21:08 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Fuseau horaire
ECT
America/Guayaquil · UTC-05:00
Prochain jour férié
International Workers' Day
vendredi 1 mai 2026 · Public
Chevauchement d'horaires maintenant
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Machala right now
Aéroport le plus proche
GYE
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · 123 km
Aéroports indexés
2
Curated airport references available for Équateur
Snapshot at render time: 12:21:08 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Machala (UTC-05:00, ECT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
25°C, Overcast
Feels like 31°C · Humidity 87% · Wind 3 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:17 AM to 06:17 PM
Day length 12h 0m · Solar noon 12:17 PM
Next country holiday
International Workers' Day
vendredi 1 mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Machala local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
G7 Évian Summit
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46 days to go
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Sabarimala 9-Judge Constitutional Bench Verdict
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46 days to go
House of the Dragon Season 3
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46 days to go
The Beatles - Anthology 4 (Continued Rollout)
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46 days to go
GPT-6 Launch (estimated window)
keynotelundi 15 juin 2026
46 days to go
Population
289.1K
Coordinates
-3.26, -79.96
Timezone
America/Guayaquil
Aéroports indexés
2
Capital
Quito
Languages
Spanish
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
276,841 km²
Machala (rank #8 by population in this dataset) sits at America/Guayaquil (ECT, UTC-05:00) with roughly 289.1K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Équateur.
The coordinates 3.26°S, 79.96°W put Machala roughly 362 km from the equator in the deep tropics of the Equatorial Hemisphere, which is why the page expects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 06:17 AM and sets around 06:17 PM in Machala — about 12h 0m of daylight. Équateur stays on standard time here, so UTC-05:00 is stable through the year.
Guabo (15 km from Machala) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 2 curated airport pages indexed for Équateur.
Machala planners should mark 2026-05-01 (International Workers' Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
ECT
IANA Zone
America/Guayaquil
UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC-05:00
Brazil, United States, Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Panama
Other cities in this timezone
London
+6h
New York
+1h
Los Angeles
-2h
Dubai
+9h
Singapore
+13h
Tokyo
+14h
Sydney
+15h
São Paulo
+2h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Machala.
Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 288,072 according to the 2022 census; it is the sixth-biggest city in the country, and the second-most important port. It has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the World.
Distance-wise, Machala is closest to São Paulo (~4,231 km), New York (~4,927 km), Los Angeles (~5,768 km); Singapore is the far end at roughly 19,545 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Machala sits inside Équateur — the South America subregion, capital Quito, languages Spanish, currency USD ($).
Around Machala, the nearest mapped reference cities are Guabo (15 km), Pasaje (18 km), Santa Rosa (22 km), Arenillas (35 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for ECT planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Machala: International Workers' Day, The Battle of Pichincha, Declaration of Independence of Quito. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Équateur.
Closest curated airport references from Machala: GYE Guayaquil (123 km), UIO Quito (391 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGYE
Guayaquil · 123 km from Machala
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 54m
Mariscal Sucre International AirportUIO
Quito · 391 km from Machala
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 15m
Exchange snapshot
1 USD = 0.854 EUR · 1 USD = 0.740 GBP
As of 2026-04-29
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 06:21 AM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 01:21 AM | +1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 10:21 PM | -2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 09:21 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 01:21 PM | +13h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 02:21 PM | +14h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 03:21 PM | +15h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 02:21 AM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
Machala est dans le fuseau horaire America/Guayaquil (ECT), avec un décalage UTC de -05:00.
Machala n'observe pas actuellement l'heure d'été.
Le décalage UTC actuel pour Machala est UTC-05:00.
Machala sits at 3.26°S, 79.96°W in Équateur, with about 289.1K residents (rank #8 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Machala is São Paulo, about 4,231 km away as the crow flies.
Guabo is the closest indexed city, roughly 15 km from Machala.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) is the closest curated airport reference, about 123 km from Machala.
International Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Équateur, on vendredi 1 mai 2026.
