What time is it in Santa Elena right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Elena, Ecuador, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Guayaquil. Santa Elena is 5 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Santa Elena in?

Santa Elena uses Ecuador Time. Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Guayaquil, and the current UTC offset is UTC−5.

Does Santa Elena observe daylight saving time?

No. Santa Elena stays on UTC−5 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Santa Elena?

Open the time zone converter for Santa Elena to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Santa Elena, Ecuador

Santa Elena is on Ecuador Time, UTC−5. Santa Elena does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Santa Elena, Ecuador

5:35 AM:11

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−5

Country: Ecuador
Region: Santa Elena
Lat/Long: 2°14'S / 80°51'W
Elevation: 43 m
Population: 42,214
Currency: Dollar (USD)
Languages: Spanish
Dialling code: +593

Time zone in Santa Elena

Time zone
Ecuador Time
America/Guayaquil
UTC offset
UTC−5
5 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Santa Elena keeps UTC−5

Santa Elena keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Guayaquil, the one time zone in use in Ecuador. Santa Elena does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Santa Elena today

Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
6:12 PM
Day length
12 hours 11 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Santa Elena for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 2°14'S / 80°51'W.

Time difference between Santa Elena and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Santa Elena. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Santa Elena
City	Local time	Compared to Santa Elena
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:35 AM	+1h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:35 AM	−2h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:35 AM	Same time
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:35 AM	+1h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:35 AM	−1h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:35 AM	+2h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:35 AM	+5h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:35 AM	+6h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:35 AM	+6h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:35 AM	+6h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:35 PM	+7h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:35 PM	+9h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:05 PM	+10h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:35 PM	+13h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:35 PM	+13h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:35 PM	+14h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:35 PM	+16h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:35 PM	+18h (ahead)

Other cities near Santa Elena

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.