Current time in San Salvador, El Salvador
Central Standard Time
UTC−06:00- Time zone
- Central Standard Time · America/El_Salvador
- UTC offset now
- UTC−06:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−6 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- San Salvador Department, El Salvador (capital) · 13.69° N, 89.19° W
- Population
- 525,990
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over San Salvador at about 11:57 standard time: the clock runs about 3 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:40 and 12:11 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:00 | 18:07 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:30 | 18:26 | 12h 56m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 05:45 | 17:52 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:15 | 17:34 | 11h 19m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:46–17:47 (12 h 2 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Guatemala City, Guatemala · 180 km
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras · 220 km
- Managua, Nicaragua · 360 km
- Belmopan, Belize · 400 km
- Belize City, Belize · 440 km
- San José, Costa Rica · 700 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Guatemala City, Guatemala · 180 km
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras · 220 km
- Managua, Nicaragua · 360 km
- Belmopan, Belize · 400 km
- Belize City, Belize · 440 km
- San José, Costa Rica · 700 km