Mexico
Time now in El Refugio
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 07:31Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Chihuahua
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
4
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
07:31
Day length
12h 56m
Coordinates
27.41, -105.16
Time difference from El Refugio
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) El Refugio right now.
El Refugio on the map
About the time in El Refugio
El Refugio sits at latitude 27.41, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 56m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 4 people live in El Refugio, 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 Refugio runs on America/Chihuahua, 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 Refugio
- Which time zone is El Refugio in?
- El Refugio uses America/Chihuahua, 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/Chihuahua (UTC −6).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is El Refugio?
- El Refugio is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does El Refugio change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. El Refugio keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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