Current local time in Machala, Ecuador

Current local time in Machala, Ecuador. Ecuador Time (UTC-5, UTC-5), no daylight saving time. Compare Machala time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Machala: 12:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Machala time zone

Machala uses Ecuador Time (UTC-5), UTC-5. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Ecuador uses one time zone, Ecuador Time.

Time difference from Machala

City	Difference	Time there
London	5 hours ahead	17:39	Compare
New York	1 hour ahead	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	2 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	6 hours ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	9 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	10 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	13 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	14 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	16 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	6 hours ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in Machala today

Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 12h 14m.

About Machala

Ecuador

Region: El Oro
Coordinates: -3.2589°, -79.9588°
Population: 289,141
Dialing code: +593
Currency: USD (Dollar)

Public holidays in Ecuador

Monday 2 November - Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos
Monday 2 November - Independencia de Cuenca
Friday 25 December - Día de Navidad
Friday 1 January - Año Nuevo
Monday 8 February - Carnaval

Airports near Machala

Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR), 21 km south
Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP), 57 km south-west

Same time zone

Lima · Bogotá · Chicago · Cali · Houston · Medellín · Quito · Guayaquil · Cuenca · Santo Domingo de los Colorados · Ambato · Portoviejo

All of Ecuador uses one time zone, Ecuador Time.

Nearby cities

Cuenca · Loja · Guayaquil · Eloy Alfaro · Milagro · Daule · Sullana · Piura

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Machala in?: Machala uses Ecuador Time (UTC-5), UTC-5.
02Does Machala have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Machala and London?: The current difference is 5 hours.
04What is a good time to call Machala from New York?: Between 10:00 - 17:00 in New York (09:00 - 16:00 in Machala), both are within working hours.