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In Nicaragua, there is only one time zone in use: Central Standard Time, CST (UTC-06). Time in Nicaragua does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Central Standard Time CST (UTC-06) | UTC-06 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 1 2006, 01:00 AM |
| 2006 | CDT | UTC-05 | yes | Sunday, April 30 2006, 02:00 AM | |
| 2005 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Saturday, October 1 2005, 12:00 AM |
| 2005 | CDT | UTC-05 | yes | Sunday, April 10 2005, 12:00 AM | |
| 1996 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Tuesday, December 31 1996, 12:00 AM |
| 1993 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Friday, January 1 1993, 12:00 AM | |
| 1992 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Wednesday, September 23 1992, 12:00 AM |
| 1992 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Wednesday, January 1 1992, 04:00 AM | |
| 1980 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Sunday, June 22 1980, 12:00 AM |
| 1980 | CDT | UTC-05 | yes | Sunday, March 16 1980, 12:00 AM | |
| 1979 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Sunday, June 24 1979, 12:00 AM |
| 1979 | CDT | UTC-05 | yes | Sunday, March 18 1979, 12:00 AM | |
| 1975 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Saturday, February 15 1975, 12:00 AM |
| 1973 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Tuesday, May 1 1973, 12:00 AM | |
| 1934 | CST | UTC-06 | Central Standard Time | no | Friday, June 22 1934, 12:00 AM |
| 1901 | MMT | UTC-05:45:12 | no | Friday, December 13 1901, 03:00 PM |