Time in El Empalme

Ecuador Time (UTC-5, UTC-5)

Current local time: 23:41

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in El Empalme: · 10 Nov 2026

El Empalme time zone

Time zone
UTC-5 · UTC-5standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

Ecuador has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. El Empalme uses Ecuador Time.

  • UTC-5 · UTC-5Pichincha, Guayas, Azuay, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Tungurahua Province and moreNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-6 · UTC-6Pacific/GalapagosNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from El Empalme

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with El Empalme
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London+1 day5 h aheadCompare El Empalme and London
New YorkSame timeCompare El Empalme and New York
Los Angeles3 h behindCompare El Empalme and Los Angeles
Berlin+1 day6 h aheadCompare El Empalme and Berlin
Dubai+1 day9 h aheadCompare El Empalme and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day10 h 30 min aheadCompare El Empalme and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day13 h aheadCompare El Empalme and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day14 h aheadCompare El Empalme and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day16 h aheadCompare El Empalme and Sydney
Copenhagen+1 day6 h aheadCompare El Empalme and Copenhagen

Sun in El Empalme today

Daylight
05:5712h 10m18:07

12h 10m today - 0h 2m less than the longest day and 0h 6m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About El Empalme

City facts
Country
Ecuador
Region
Guayas
Population
48,754
Dialing code
Currency
USD · Dollar
Coordinates
-1.0449°, -79.6384°

Public holidays in Ecuador

Holidays
  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend
  3. Carnival

    Monday · in 90 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. Shrove Tuesday

    Tuesday · in 91 days

    National
  5. Maundy Thursday

    Thursday · in 135 days

    National

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is El Empalme in?
El Empalme uses America/Guayaquil: UTC-5 (UTC-5).
02Does El Empalme have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between El Empalme and London?
El Empalme is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call El Empalme from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in El Empalme.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is El Empalme in?
El Empalme is in Ecuador Time (UTC-5), America/Guayaquil. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does El Empalme use daylight saving time?
No. El Empalme stays on UTC-5 all year.
03What is the time difference between El Empalme and UTC?
El Empalme is UTC-5 all year.