Mexico
Time now in Candelaria
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:47Sunset 06:25Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
49,850
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
06:25
Day length
12h 38m
Coordinates
18.00, -90.75
Time difference from Candelaria
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Candelaria right now.
Candelaria on the map
About the time in Candelaria
Candelaria sits at latitude 18.00, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 38m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Candelaria runs on America/Merida, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier America/Merida is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Merida keeps pointing at Merida time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Candelaria
- Which time zone is Candelaria in?
- Candelaria uses America/Merida, currently UTC −6.
- What are normal business hours in Candelaria in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Candelaria runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Merida, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Candelaria right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Candelaria, updating every second from America/Merida (UTC −6).
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