Time in El Salvador

Time in San Salvador now

6:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CST · UTC−6 Central Standard Time

Sunrise: 5:51 AM
Sunset: 5:28 PM
Day length: 11 h 37 min
Daylight saving: Not observed

San Salvador time zone

Time zone

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6. IANA zone America/El_Salvador.

Clock changes

San Salvador does not change its clocks; it stays on UTC−6 all year.

Location

San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador. Coordinates 13.69° N, 89.19° W; population about 525,990.

Sunrise and sunset in San Salvador today

Dawn (civil): 5:29 AM
Sunrise: 5:51 AM
Solar noon: 11:40 AM
Sunset: 5:28 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:50 PM
Day length: 11 h 37 min
Night length: 12 h 23 min
Golden hour, morning: 5:38 AM – 6:21 AM
Golden hour, evening: 4:59 PM – 5:42 PM
Blue hour, morning: 5:29 AM – 5:38 AM
Blue hour, evening: 5:42 PM – 5:50 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

San Salvador time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from San Salvador
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	1 hour ahead of San Salvador
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	2 hours behind San Salvador
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	Same time as San Salvador
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	1 hour behind San Salvador
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	1 hour behind San Salvador
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	4 hours behind San Salvador
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	3 hours behind San Salvador
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	1 hour ahead of San Salvador
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	1 hour behind San Salvador
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	Same time as San Salvador
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	3 hours ahead of San Salvador
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	3 hours ahead of San Salvador
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	6 hours ahead of San Salvador
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	6 hours ahead of San Salvador

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Questions about time in San Salvador

What time zone is San Salvador in?

San Salvador uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) all year. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/El_Salvador, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does San Salvador observe daylight saving time?

No. San Salvador stays on UTC−6 all year, so its clocks do not change for daylight saving time.

How far is San Salvador from UTC?

San Salvador is 6 hours behind UTC.

What time is sunrise and sunset in San Salvador today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 5:51 AM and set at 5:28 PM, giving 11 h 37 min of daylight.

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