Mexico
Time now in La Palma
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 06:31Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
20
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
06:31
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
17.99, -92.66
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About the time in La Palma
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 Palma 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.
La Palma sits at latitude 17.99, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 36m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in La Palma
- When do the sun rise and set in La Palma today?
- Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 06:31, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
- Does La Palma change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. La Palma keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is La Palma in?
- La Palma uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in La Palma right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in La Palma, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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