Current time in Guatemala City
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Guatemala City, Guatemala · America/Guatemala · UTC-06:00
Time-zone identity for Guatemala City
- IANA zone
America/Guatemala- UTC offset now
- UTC-06:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-6
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Guatemala City is currently 6 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Guatemala City
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Guatemala City
Conditions near Guatemala City and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 26°C
- Humidity
- 69%
- Wind
- 8.3 km/h NE
- Recent precipitation
- 1.2 mm
3-day forecast
- Fog16°C to 22°C90% chance of precipitationWind up to 9 km/h
- Sunny14°C to 24°C19% chance of precipitationWind up to 12.2 km/h
- Sunny14°C to 25°C11% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.2 km/h
Forecast valid from 16:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:09:35.418Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:24:35.418Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Guatemala City
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Guatemala, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Guatemala City
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Guatemala local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Civil twilight
- 05:18–18:58
Moon
- Moonrise
- 07:56
- Moonset
- 20:47
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 8%
Capital city context
About Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala
Guatemala City is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Guatemala. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Guatemala
- Administrative area
- Guatemala, Guatemala
- Population
- 994,938
- Coordinates
- 14.6407° N, 90.5133° W. The elevation is 1,508 metres.
Country context
Guatemala at a glance
Country information for Guatemala. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Guatemala City is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- GT · GTM · 320
- Population
- 17,247,807
- Currency
- Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ)
- Calling code
- +502
- Languages
- Spanish (Guatemala)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Guatemala.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Guatemala City
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Guatemala City. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- ChinautlaGuatemala, Guatemala7.1 km north
America/GuatemalaSame local time - Santa Catarina PinulaGuatemala, Guatemala8 km south
America/GuatemalaSame local time - MixcoGuatemala, Guatemala10 km west
America/GuatemalaSame local time - Villa NuevaGuatemala, Guatemala15 km southwest
America/GuatemalaSame local time - San José PinulaGuatemala, Guatemala15 km southeast
America/GuatemalaSame local time - PetapaGuatemala, Guatemala16 km south
America/GuatemalaSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Guatemala when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3598132 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:09:35.395Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:09:35.418Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T14:25:04.885Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.