Guatemala
Time now in El Chal
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:43Sunset 06:19Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Guatemala
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
06:19
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
16.64, -89.65
Time difference from El Chal
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) El Chal right now.
El Chal on the map
About the time in El Chal
El Chal follows the civil time used across its region of Guatemala; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Sunrise today lands at 05:43 and sunset at 06:19 local time, giving 12h 36m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (16.64, -89.65) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in El Chal.
El Chal runs on America/Guatemala, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Chal
- How far ahead or behind UTC is El Chal?
- El Chal is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does El Chal change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. El Chal keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in El Chal today?
- Sunrise is at 05:43 and sunset at 06:19, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
- What time is it in El Chal right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Chal, updating every second from America/Guatemala (UTC −6).
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