What time is it in El Achiotal, Petén, Guatemala
Watch the current local time in El Achiotal, Petén, Guatemala, running on the America/Guatemala time zone (−6).
El Achiotal, Guatemala
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Guatemala
Local time in El Achiotal
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
El Achiotal keeps America/Guatemala clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:54 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:40 PM Daylight 11 h 46 min Night 12 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:32 AM – 6:02 PM
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El Achiotal and its neighbours
Largest cities in Petén
- San Benito 30 764
- Flores 20 464
- Poptun 17 320
- Melchor De Mencos 11 457
- Dolores 10 604
- Santa Ana 9 523
Other places named El Achiotal
- El Achiotal Lempira Department, Honduras
- El Achiotal Copán Department, Honduras
- El Achiotal La Paz Department, El Salvador
- El Achiotal La Union, El Salvador
- El Achiotal Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Same time zone — America/Guatemala
- Guatemala City Guatemala
- Villa Nueva Guatemala
Nearby places
- San Lucas — 1.6 km
- Tierra Linda — 2.6 km
- Ucanal — 3.3 km
- Cecala — 6.0 km
- Santo Tomas — 6.1 km
- Santa Amelia — 6.5 km
Time and daylight in El Achiotal
El Achiotal reads its time from America/Guatemala, placed at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
The sun rises over El Achiotal today at 5:54 AM and slips away at 5:40 PM. That leaves 11 h 46 min of daylight.
Both San Lucas and Tierra Linda are near El Achiotal and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- Can El Achiotal's time zone be given as America/Guatemala?
- Yes, El Achiotal's time zone is America/Guatemala, with an offset of −6.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in El Achiotal?
- No.
- Do you know the time of sunset in El Achiotal?
- Yes, it is 5:40 PM.