Dominican Republic
Time now in Nicaragua
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 07:07Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Santo_Domingo
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
07:07
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
18.91, -71.40
Time difference from Nicaragua
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Nicaragua right now.
Nicaragua on the map
About the time in Nicaragua
Nicaragua sits at latitude 18.91, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 39m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Nicaragua runs on America/Santo_Domingo, which puts the city UTC −4 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 Nicaragua day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 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 Nicaragua
- When do the sun rise and set in Nicaragua today?
- Sunrise is at 06:28 and sunset at 07:07, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
- Does Nicaragua change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Nicaragua keeps UTC −4 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Nicaragua right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nicaragua, updating every second from America/Santo_Domingo (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Nicaragua in?
- Nicaragua uses America/Santo_Domingo, currently UTC −4.
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