Current Time in Guatemala
Guatemala uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Guatemala
It's 1:03 PM CST (UTC-06:00) in Guatemala on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Guatemala does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-6 all year.
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time
- IANA: America/Guatemala
- UTC offset now
- UTC-06:00 (CST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-6 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Guatemala City
Villa Nueva
Mixco
Cobán
How Guatemala writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 de noviembre de 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 p. m.
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the es-GT locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Guatemala
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas EveThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's EveThu, 31 December 2026 · in 56 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Maundy ThursdayThu, 25 March 2027 · in 140 days
Time difference from Guatemala
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Guatemala time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 10 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 15 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 17 h ahead | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
Guatemala at a glance
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Population
- 18,079,810
- Currency
- Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ)
Questions about time in Guatemala
- What time is it in Guatemala right now?
- When this page was generated it was 1:03 PM CST (UTC-06:00) in Guatemala.
- How many time zones does Guatemala have?
- Guatemala uses one time zone, Central Standard Time (IANA ID America/Guatemala).
- Does Guatemala observe daylight saving time?
- No. Guatemala does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-6 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Guatemala?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Eve on Thu, 24 December 2026.