Current local time in San Salvador, El Salvador

Current local time in San Salvador, El Salvador. Central Standard Time (UTC-6, UTC-6), no daylight saving time. Compare San Salvador time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in San Salvador: 11:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

San Salvador time zone

San Salvador uses Central Standard Time (UTC-6), UTC-6. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of El Salvador uses one time zone, Central Standard Time.

Time difference from San Salvador

City	Difference	Time there
London	6 hours ahead	17:39	Compare
New York	2 hours ahead	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	1 hour behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	7 hours ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	10 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	11 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	14 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	15 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	17 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	7 hours ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in San Salvador today

Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 17:46 · Day length 11h 38m.

About San Salvador

El Salvador

Region: San Salvador Department
Coordinates: 13.6893°, -89.1872°
Population: 525,990
Dialing code: +503
Currency: USD (Dollar)

Public holidays in El Salvador

Monday 2 November - El día de los difuntos
Saturday 7 November - Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
Sunday 8 November - Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
Monday 9 November - Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
Tuesday 10 November - Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

Airports near San Salvador

Ilopango International Airport (ILS), 7 km east
El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 31 km south-east

Same time zone

Mexico City · Iztapalapa · Puebla · Ecatepec de Morelos · Santiago de Querétaro · León de los Aldama · Soyapango · San Miguel · Santa Ana · Mejicanos · Santa Tecla · Apopa

All of El Salvador uses one time zone, Central Standard Time.

Nearby cities

Santa Ana · Jutiapa · San Miguel · Chiquimula · Jalapa · Villa Canales · Petapa · Villa Nueva

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is San Salvador in?: San Salvador uses Central Standard Time (UTC-6), UTC-6.
02Does San Salvador have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between San Salvador and London?: The current difference is 6 hours.
04What is a good time to call San Salvador from New York?: Between 11:00 - 17:00 in New York (09:00 - 15:00 in San Salvador), both are within working hours.