Mexico
Time now in El Fronterizo
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 08:01Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Matamoros
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
14
Sunrise
07:09
Sunset
08:01
Day length
12h 51m
Coordinates
26.01, -98.19
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About the time in El Fronterizo
Sunrise today lands at 07:09 and sunset at 08:01 local time, giving 12h 51m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (26.01, -98.19) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in El Fronterizo.
The zone identifier America/Matamoros is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Matamoros keeps pointing at Matamoros time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
El Fronterizo runs on America/Matamoros, which puts the city UTC −5 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 Fronterizo
- Which time zone is El Fronterizo in?
- El Fronterizo uses America/Matamoros, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in El Fronterizo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Fronterizo, updating every second from America/Matamoros (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in El Fronterizo in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Fronterizo runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does El Fronterizo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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