Quito is located in Ecuador and uses the America/Guayaquil timezone, currently GMT-5 from UTC. Quito does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:47 and sunset at 18:36 local time. The coordinates of Quito are 0.18°S, 78.47°W.

Today Quito gets 12 hours 49 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:11, about 11 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Quito shares its GMT-5 offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Austin. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Quito in?›

Quito is in the America/Guayaquil timezone, currently GMT-5 from UTC.

Does Quito observe daylight saving time?›

No. Quito does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Quito?›

Quito is currently GMT-5 from UTC (GMT-5).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.