Ambato in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.2491, -78.6168
- Population
- 387 309
- Region
- Tungurahua Province
- Country
- Ecuador, South America
- Capital
- Quito — 114 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador
This page tells you the time right now in Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, in the America/Guayaquil zone (−5).
Ambato, Ecuador
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Guayaquil
Local time in Ambato
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Ambato keeps America/Guayaquil clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 12 h 10 min Night 11 h 50 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Ambato right now
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Ambato and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 180101
- 180102
- 180103
- 180104
- 180105
- 180106
- 180201
- 180202
- 180203
- 180204
- 180205
- 180206
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Tungurahua Province
Other places named Ambato
- Ambato Huancavelica, Peru
- Ambato Tolima Department, Colombia
- Ambato Analamanga, Madagascar
- Ambato Analamanga, Madagascar
- Ambato Analamanga, Madagascar
Same time zone — America/Guayaquil
Nearby places
- Huachi — 6.9 km
- Huachi Grande — 7.1 km
- El Recreo — 7.7 km
- Totoras — 7.7 km
- Rosario — 8.4 km
- Montalvo — 9.1 km
Ambato: clock, sun and surroundings
Daylight in Ambato today runs from 5:54 AM to 6:04 PM. The stretch measures 12 h 10 min.
Same time, different place: Huachi and Huachi Grande near Ambato.
12 postal codes describe the layout of Ambato.
The time zone assigned to Ambato is America/Guayaquil, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Ambato?
- The time zone setting that matches Ambato is America/Guayaquil, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in Ambato shift for daylight saving time?
- No.
- When is the sun down in Ambato?
- The sun goes down at 6:04 PM.