Mexico
Time now in La Ceiba
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 06:32Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
5
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
06:32
Day length
12h 33m
Coordinates
16.28, -93.25
Time difference from La Ceiba
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About the time in La Ceiba
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
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 5 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.
- When do the sun rise and set in La Ceiba today?
- Sunrise is at 05:58 and sunset at 06:32, giving 12h 33m of daylight.
- 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).
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