El Canal in numbers
- Coordinates
- 19.7795, -70.4735
- Region
- Puerto Plata
- Country
- Dominican Republic, North America
- Capital
- Santo Domingo — 158 km away
- Same name
- 48 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Canal, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
See what time it currently is in El Canal, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic — the time zone there is America/Santo_Domingo (−4).
El Canal, Dominican Republic
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Santo_Domingo
Local time in El Canal
UTC−4 · no daylight saving time
El Canal keeps America/Santo_Domingo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 12:27 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 11 h 29 min Night 12 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:20 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in El Canal right now
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El Canal and its neighbours
Largest cities in Puerto Plata
- Puerto Plata 146 000
- Rio Grande 20 154
- Monte Llano 19 029
- Imbert 8 024
- Sosua 7 713
- Altamira 4 563
Other places named El Canal
- El Canal Puebla, Mexico
- El Canal Aguascalientes, Mexico
- El Cañal Veracruz, Mexico
- El Cañal Veracruz, Mexico
- El Canal Guerrero, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Santo_Domingo
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
- Santiago De Los Caballeros Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo Oeste Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo Este Dominican Republic
Nearby places
- Palo Blanco — 22.6 km
- La Cana — 22.7 km
- Arroyo Llano — 22.9 km
- Arroyo Blanco — 23.7 km
- Arroyo Blanco — 23.7 km
- Juan Pio — 23.7 km
About the time in El Canal
Palo Blanco and La Cana are near El Canal and do not differ from it in time.
The zone covering El Canal is called America/Santo_Domingo and stands at UTC−4. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
For El Canal today, sunrise is 6:42 AM and sunset is 6:11 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 29 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to El Canal?
- The entry corresponding to El Canal is America/Santo_Domingo, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time used in El Canal?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in El Canal?
- Sunset there is at 6:11 PM.