Mexico
Time now in El Refugio
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:15Sunset 07:01Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Monterrey
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
196
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
07:01
Day length
12h 46m
Coordinates
22.49, -98.91
Time difference from El Refugio
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About the time in El Refugio
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal El Refugio day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
El Refugio runs on America/Monterrey, 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.
El Refugio sits at latitude 22.49, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 46m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Refugio
- What are normal business hours in El Refugio in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Refugio runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Does El Refugio change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. El Refugio keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is El Refugio in?
- El Refugio uses America/Monterrey, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in El Refugio right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Refugio, updating every second from America/Monterrey (UTC −6).
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