Current local time in Nicaragua
Nicaragua has one time zone: CST (Central Standard Time), UTC−6. The current time in 37 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Managua (capital)
CST
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC−6
- Capital
- Managua
- Continent
- North America
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 7,007,502
- Area
- 129,494 km²
- Currency
- Cordoba (NIO)
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Dialling code
- +505
- Internet domain
- .ni
Time zone in Nicaragua
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Managua |
|---|---|---|
| ManaguaCST (Central Standard Time) · America/Managua | Tue 2:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 37 cities in Nicaragua
Every city in Nicaragua with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- BluefieldsTue 2:57 AM
- BoacoTue 2:57 AM
- CamoapaTue 2:57 AM
- ChichigalpaTue 2:57 AM
- ChinandegaTue 2:57 AM
- Ciudad SandinoTue 2:57 AM
- CorintoTue 2:57 AM
- DiriambaTue 2:57 AM
- El CruceroTue 2:57 AM
- El ViejoTue 2:57 AM
- EstelíTue 2:57 AM
- GranadaTue 2:57 AM
- JalapaTue 2:57 AM
- JinotegaTue 2:57 AM
- JinotepeTue 2:57 AM
- JuigalpaTue 2:57 AM
- La Paz CentroTue 2:57 AM
- LeónTue 2:57 AM
- ManaguaTue 2:57 AM
- MasatepeTue 2:57 AM
- MasayaTue 2:57 AM
- MatagalpaTue 2:57 AM
- MateareTue 2:57 AM
- NagaroteTue 2:57 AM
- NandaimeTue 2:57 AM
- Nueva GuineaTue 2:57 AM
- OcotalTue 2:57 AM
- Puerto CabezasTue 2:57 AM
- RamaTue 2:57 AM
- Río BlancoTue 2:57 AM
- RivasTue 2:57 AM
- San MarcosTue 2:57 AM
- San Rafael del SurTue 2:57 AM
- SiunaTue 2:57 AM
- SomotilloTue 2:57 AM
- SomotoTue 2:57 AM
- TipitapaTue 2:57 AM
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Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. Every city in Nicaragua keeps the same time.
One. All of Nicaragua is on CST (Central Standard Time) (America/Managua).
No. Clocks stay on UTC−6 all year.
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.