Mexico
Time now in Puerto Rico
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:52Sunset 06:27Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
06:27
Day length
12h 35m
Coordinates
16.84, -91.71
Time difference from Puerto Rico
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Puerto Rico right now.
Puerto Rico on the map
About the time in Puerto Rico
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.
Puerto Rico 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.
Puerto Rico sits at latitude 16.84, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 35m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Puerto Rico
- When do the sun rise and set in Puerto Rico today?
- Sunrise is at 05:52 and sunset at 06:27, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
- Does Puerto Rico change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Puerto Rico keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Puerto Rico right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Puerto Rico, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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