Mexico
Time now in El Caracol
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 06:57Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Monterrey
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
06:57
Day length
12h 45m
Coordinates
22.98, -98.02
Time difference from El Caracol
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) El Caracol right now.
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About the time in El Caracol
Around 2 people live in El Caracol, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 06:57 local time, giving 12h 45m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (22.98, -98.02) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in El Caracol.
The zone identifier America/Monterrey is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Monterrey keeps pointing at Monterrey time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Caracol
- How far ahead or behind UTC is El Caracol?
- El Caracol is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in El Caracol right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Caracol, updating every second from America/Monterrey (UTC −6).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Monterrey, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is El Caracol in?
- El Caracol uses America/Monterrey, currently UTC −6.
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