El Achiotal in numbers
- Coordinates
- 13.4064, -89.0303
- Region
- La Paz Department
- Country
- El Salvador, North America
- Capital
- San Salvador — 36 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Achiotal, La Paz Department, El Salvador
This page shows the current local time in El Achiotal, La Paz Department, El Salvador, in the America/El_Salvador time zone (−6).
El Achiotal, El Salvador
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/El_Salvador
Local time in El Achiotal
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in El Achiotal.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:48 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 11 h 50 min Night 12 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:26 AM – 5:59 PM
Weather in El Achiotal right now
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El Achiotal and its neighbours
Largest cities in La Paz Department
- Zacatecoluca 39 613
- Santo Tomas 14 581
- Santiago Nonualco 9 490
- Olocuilta 6 324
- El Rosario 5 620
- San Pedro Masahuat 2 654
Other places named El Achiotal
- El Achiotal Lempira Department, Honduras
- El Achiotal Petén, Guatemala
- El Achiotal Copán Department, Honduras
- El Achiotal La Union, El Salvador
- El Achiotal Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Nearby places
- Santa Emilia — 1.6 km
- Las Isletas — 2.1 km
- San José — 2.4 km
- San Jose — 2.4 km
- El Porvenir — 2.7 km
- El Porvenir — 2.7 km
El Achiotal: clock, sun and surroundings
Neighbouring Santa Emilia and Las Isletas keep the same hours as El Achiotal.
El Achiotal keeps time under America/El_Salvador. That places it at UTC−6, with daylight saving time No.
Sunrise arrives in El Achiotal at 5:48 AM today and the sun goes down at 5:38 PM. That gives the day 11 h 50 min of light.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of El Achiotal be stated?
- It should be stated as America/El_Salvador, with an offset of −6.
- Does El Achiotal stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in El Achiotal: No.
- What time does the day end in El Achiotal?
- The sun sets at 5:38 PM.