Mexico
Time now in La Ceiba
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:12Sunset 06:53Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
368
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
06:53
Day length
12h 41m
Coordinates
20.80, -97.60
Time difference from La Ceiba
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) La Ceiba right now.
La Ceiba on the map
About the time in La Ceiba
Clocks in La Ceiba stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Mexico.
La Ceiba runs on America/Mexico_City, 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.
Around 368 people live in La Ceiba, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in La Ceiba
- What are normal business hours in La Ceiba in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in La Ceiba runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is La Ceiba?
- La Ceiba is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in La Ceiba right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in La Ceiba, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is La Ceiba in?
- La Ceiba uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
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