Current Time in Cuenca, Ecuador

Sunday, 1 November 2026Week 44

Tokyo11:23 Beijing10:23 Paris03:23 London02:23 New York City21:23 Los Angeles18:23

America/Guayaquil • UTC-5 • ET

The live clock above shows the current local time in Cuenca, Ecuador. Cuenca uses the America/Guayaquil time zone and is currently on ET (UTC-5). It is the 3rd largest city in Ecuador by population.

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Sunrise: 05:54•Sunset: 18:07•Day length: 12h 13mthe same as yesterday••Timezone: UTC-5 (ET)

Last quarterSunrise05:54Solar noon12:00Sunset18:07

00:00day length 12h 13m24:00

Cuenca Time Zone

Cuenca follows the America/Guayaquil time zone. It stays on ET (UTC-5) all year and does not observe daylight saving time.

IANA time zone	America/Guayaquil
Standard time	ET
Standard UTC offset	UTC-5
Daylight saving	No

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

No daylight saving time

Cuenca stays on ET (UTC-5) all year.

Time Difference (Relative to Cuenca)

← Behind (- hours)← −h• Cuenca (0h)Ahead (+ hours) →+h →

−3 hours

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Cuenca (Current)

0 hours

São Paulo

+2 hours

London

+5 hours

UTC

+5 hours

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+6 hours

+7 hours

+7 hours

+8 hours

+8 hours

+9 hours

+10.5 hours

+13 hours

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+16 hours

Major Cities in Ecuador

Quito Guayaquil Cuenca Santo Domingo de los Colorados Ambato Portoviejo Eloy Alfaro Machala Loja Riobamba Ibarra Esmeraldas Latacunga Tulcán Babahoyo

Time Converter

If it is 12:00 in Cuenca, it is:

Tokyo—Beijing—Paris—London—New York City—Los Angeles—

Best Time to Call Cuenca

Location	Cuenca 09:00	Cuenca 17:00
Tokyo	23:00	07:00
Beijing	22:00	06:00
Paris	15:00	23:00
London	14:00	22:00
New York City	09:00	17:00

Hours shown are local time in each city when it is that time in Cuenca.

Key facts

Time zone: America/Guayaquil
UTC offset: UTC-5
Abbreviation: ET
Daylight saving: Not in effect
Solar noon: 12:00
Coordinates: -2.90, -79.00
Population: 636,996
Dialing code: +593
Currency: USD ($)
ISO week: 44

Other cities in America/Guayaquil

Quito21:23 Guayaquil21:23 Santo Domingo de los Colorados21:23 Ambato21:23 Portoviejo21:23 Eloy Alfaro21:23

Nearby cities

Azogues21:23 Machala21:23 Macas21:23 Eloy Alfaro21:23 Loja21:23 Guayaquil21:23

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is it in Cuenca right now?: The live clock above shows the current time in Cuenca. Cuenca is currently on ET (UTC-5).
What time zone is Cuenca in?: Cuenca uses the IANA time zone America/Guayaquil.
What is the UTC offset of Cuenca?: Cuenca is on ET, UTC-5, all year.
Does Cuenca change the clocks?: No. Cuenca stays on the same time all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
How far behind UTC is Cuenca?: Cuenca is currently 5 hours behind UTC.