Guatemala City is located in Guatemala and uses the America/Guatemala timezone, currently CST (GMT-6) from UTC. Guatemala City does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:30 and sunset at 18:29 local time. The coordinates of Guatemala City are 14.63°N, 90.51°W.

Today Guatemala City gets 12 hours 59 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:60, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Guatemala City shares its CST (GMT-6) offset with Denver, Calgary, Edmonton, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Guatemala City in?›

Guatemala City is in the America/Guatemala timezone, currently CST (GMT-6) from UTC.

Does Guatemala City observe daylight saving time?›

No. Guatemala City does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-6.

What is the UTC offset for Guatemala City?›

Guatemala City is currently GMT-6 from UTC (CST (GMT-6)).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.