Current time in the America/Guatemala time zone

America/Guatemala is an IANA time zone used in Guatemala. It stays on UTC−6 all year.

America/Guatemala at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC−6
Standard time	UTC−6 (CST)
Abbreviations	CST
Used in	Guatemala

Rules of the America/Guatemala time zone

America/Guatemala has stayed on UTC−6 since its last daylight saving period in 2006. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/Guatemala

Date	Change	New offset
Saturday, March 23, 1991	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−5
Friday, September 6, 1991	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC−6
Sunday, April 30, 2006	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−5
Saturday, September 30, 2006	Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC−6

Where America/Guatemala is used

America/Guatemala is used in Guatemala. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

America/Guatemala compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	1 h ahead	1 h ahead	2 h ahead
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	1 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	6 h ahead	6 h ahead	7 h ahead
Paris (France)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	8 h ahead
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	10 h ahead	10 h ahead	10 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	11 h 30 min ahead	11 h 30 min ahead	11 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	14 h ahead	14 h ahead	14 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	15 h ahead	15 h ahead	15 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	17 h ahead	17 h ahead	16 h ahead
UTC	--:--	6 h ahead	6 h ahead	6 h ahead

Other zones on UTC−6 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as America/Guatemala today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using America/Guatemala in software

Use the zone name America/Guatemala rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in America/Guatemala:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Guatemala', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Guatemala'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Guatemala')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Guatemala date

Plan around the time in America/Guatemala

Convert a time to or from America/Guatemala: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Guatemala City to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Guatemala and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of America/Guatemala?

UTC−6, all year.

What abbreviation does America/Guatemala use?

CST. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name America/Guatemala in software.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.