Mexico
Time now in El Fuerte
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 08:10Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Matamoros
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
4
Sunrise
07:17
Sunset
08:10
Day length
12h 53m
Coordinates
27.47, -100.49
Time difference from El Fuerte
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) El Fuerte right now.
El Fuerte on the map
About the time in El Fuerte
Around 4 people live in El Fuerte, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
El Fuerte 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.
Sunrise today lands at 07:17 and sunset at 08:10 local time, giving 12h 53m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (27.47, -100.49) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in El Fuerte.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Fuerte
- How far ahead or behind UTC is El Fuerte?
- El Fuerte is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in El Fuerte right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Fuerte, updating every second from America/Matamoros (UTC −5).
- Does El Fuerte change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is El Fuerte in?
- El Fuerte uses America/Matamoros, currently UTC −5.
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