Dominican Republic
Time now in El Cafecito
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 07:08Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Santo_Domingo
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
07:08
Day length
12h 40m
Coordinates
18.75, -71.38
Time difference from El Cafecito
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El Cafecito on the map
About the time in El Cafecito
El Cafecito follows the civil time used across its region of Dominican Republic; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
El Cafecito sits at latitude 18.75, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 40m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
El Cafecito runs on America/Santo_Domingo, which puts the city UTC −4 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Cafecito
- Does El Cafecito change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. El Cafecito keeps UTC −4 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in El Cafecito today?
- Sunrise is at 06:28 and sunset at 07:08, giving 12h 40m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Santo_Domingo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in El Cafecito right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Cafecito, updating every second from America/Santo_Domingo (UTC −4).
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