Santa Elena time zone
Time zoneNo clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
Ecuador has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena
Time differenceSun in Santa Elena today
Daylight12h 13m today - 0h 3m less than the longest day and 0h 13m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Santa Elena
City facts- ⌖Region
- Santa Elena
- ◉Population
- 42,214
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Ecuador
HolidaysChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendCarnival
Monday · in 89 days
Nationallong weekendShrove Tuesday
Tuesday · in 90 days
NationalMaundy Thursday
Thursday · in 134 days
National
National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now




Queensmatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Havanamatches until 14 Mar 2027 


Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Santa Elena in?
- Santa Elena uses America/Guayaquil: UTC-5 (UTC-5).
- 02Does Santa Elena have daylight saving time?
- No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
- 03What is the time difference between Santa Elena and London?
- Santa Elena is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Santa Elena from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Santa Elena.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.