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 05:34 and sunset at 18:23 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 11:58, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

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.

Best time to call Quito from…

From	Gap	Call at (Quito time)
🇺🇸 Raleigh	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇨🇦 Toronto	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇵🇦 Panama City	same time	09:00–17:00
🇧🇸 Nassau	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇺🇸 New York	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+13h	19:00–19:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+9h	07:00–11:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Quito in?›

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

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).

Is Quito ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Quito is 5 hours behind London and 1 hour behind New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Quito in UTC?›

09:00 in Quito is 14:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-5 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Quito today?›

Today the sun rises in Quito at 05:34 and sets at 18:23 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.