Sign In

Time Changes in Guatemala 2017

Choose a country from the list to get relevant information:

Time zones in use in Guatemala

In Guatemala, there is only one time zone in use: Central Standard Time, CST (UTC-06). Time in Guatemala does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

For comparing the current time in Guatemala and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Guatemala are shown below by city, state or region.

RegionsStandard TimeDaylight Saving Time
Time zone201620172018Time zone201620172018
  • Guatemala City
  • Alta Verapaz
  • Baja Verapaz
  • Chimaltenango
  • Chiquimula
  • El Progreso
  • Escuintla
  • Huehuetenango
  • Izabal
  • Jalapa
  • Jutiapa
  • Petén
  • Quetzaltenango
  • Quiché
  • Retalhuleu
  • Sacatepéquez
  • San Marcos
  • Santa Rosa
  • Sololá
  • Suchitepequez
  • Totonicapán
  • Zacapa
Central Standard Time
CST (UTC-06)
UTC-06 all year longNo Daylight Saving Time

History of Time Changes

The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

YearTime zone AbbreviationUTC OffsetTime zone NameDaylight Saving TimeBegins (local time)
2006CSTUTC-06Central Standard TimenoSaturday, September 30 2006, 12:00 AM
2006CDTUTC-05yesSunday, April 30 2006, 12:00 AM
1991CSTUTC-06Central Standard TimenoFriday, September 6 1991, 12:00 AM
1991CDTUTC-05yesSaturday, March 23 1991, 12:00 AM
1983CSTUTC-06Central Standard TimenoWednesday, September 21 1983, 12:00 AM
1983CDTUTC-05yesSaturday, May 21 1983, 12:00 AM
1974CSTUTC-06Central Standard TimenoSaturday, February 23 1974, 12:00 AM
1973CDTUTC-05yesSunday, November 25 1973, 12:00 AM
1918CSTUTC-06Central Standard TimenoSaturday, October 5 1918, 12:00 AM
1901LMTUTC-06:02:04noFriday, December 13 1901, 02:43 PM

Other Links

Content last updated on 2016-12-19