Current Time in Nicaragua
Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
It's 1:03 PM CST (UTC-06:00) in Nicaragua on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Nicaragua does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-6 all year.
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time
- IANA: America/Managua
- 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
Managua
León
Masaya
Chinandega
How Nicaragua 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-NI locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Nicaragua
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Immaculate ConceptionTue, 8 December 2026 · in 33 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
- Air Force DayMon, 1 February 2027 · in 88 days
Time difference from Nicaragua
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Nicaragua 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) |
Nicaragua at a glance
- Capital
- Managua
- Population
- 6,803,886
- Currency
- Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO)
Questions about time in Nicaragua
- What time is it in Nicaragua right now?
- When this page was generated it was 1:03 PM CST (UTC-06:00) in Nicaragua.
- How many time zones does Nicaragua have?
- Nicaragua uses one time zone, Central Standard Time (IANA ID America/Managua).
- Does Nicaragua observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nicaragua does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-6 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Nicaragua?
- The next national public holiday is Immaculate Conception on Tue, 8 December 2026.