Managua — America/Managua
The current local time in the America/Managua IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Nicaragua in the area around Managua. The zone is currently at UTC -06:00 · CST and does not observe daylight saving time.
America/Managua
Thursday, 22 October 2026 CST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -06:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using America/Managua
Managua vs. major cities
How far Managua is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Managua, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Managua | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Paris · France | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +10 h | 19:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +11:30 h | 20:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +14 h | 23:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +14 h | 23:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Managua time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Managua
Since 1970, Managua has gone through 10 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 5 of 57 years. Since 2007 it has stayed on UTC -06:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Managua stays on UTC -06:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1972 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1973–1974 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1975–1978 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1979–1980 | UTC -06:00, DST UTC -05:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1981–1991 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1992 | UTC -06:00, DST UTC -05:00 | Forward on the first Wednesday in January, back on the last Thursday in September |
| 1993–1996 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1997–2004 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2005–2006 | UTC -06:00, DST UTC -05:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2007–2026 | UTC -06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Managua
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as America/Managua on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
America/Bahia_Banderas Belize America/Belize Chihuahua America/Chihuahua Costa Rica America/Costa_Rica El Salvador America/El_Salvador Guatemala America/Guatemala Merida America/Merida Mexico City America/Mexico_City Monterrey America/Monterrey Regina America/Regina Swift Current America/Swift_Current Tegucigalpa America/Tegucigalpa Galapagos Pacific/Galapagos More references for America/Managua
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