Ecuador
Time now in Machala
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 06:23Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
06:23
Day length
12h 01m
Coordinates
-3.32, -79.94
Time difference from Machala
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Machala right now.
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About the time in Machala
Sunrise today lands at 06:22 and sunset at 06:23 local time, giving 12h 01m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-3.32, -79.94) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Machala.
Machala runs on America/Guayaquil, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Machala day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Machala
- Which time zone is Machala in?
- Machala uses America/Guayaquil, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Machala in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Machala runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Machala change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Machala keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Machala right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Machala, updating every second from America/Guayaquil (UTC −5).
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