Somoto in numbers
- Coordinates
- 13.4808, -86.5821
- Population
- 20 316
- Region
- Madriz Department
- Country
- Nicaragua, North America
- Capital
- Managua — 154 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Somoto, Madriz Department, Nicaragua
See the local time in Somoto, Madriz Department, Nicaragua right now, measured in the America/Managua time zone (−6).
Somoto, Nicaragua
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Managua
Local time in Somoto
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Somoto.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:38 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 5:28 PM Daylight 11 h 50 min Night 12 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:17 AM – 5:49 PM
Weather in Somoto right now
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Somoto and its neighbours
Largest cities in Madriz Department
- San Juan De Río Coco 3 820
- Palacagüina 3 678
- Yalagüina 2 265
- Totogalpa 2 265
- Telpaneca 2 037
- San José De Cusmapa 1 419
Other places named Somoto
- Somoto La Paz Department, Honduras
Same time zone — America/Managua
- Managua Nicaragua
Nearby places
- Tierras Blancas — 2.5 km
- Valle Santa Isabel — 3.6 km
- Valle Santa Teresa — 3.6 km
- Valle San Antonio — 6.0 km
- Santa Bárbara — 6.5 km
- Valle San Juan De Somoto — 6.8 km
Somoto: clock, sun and surroundings
Somoto keeps time under America/Managua. That places it at UTC−6, with daylight saving time No.
Sunrise falls at 5:38 AM today in Somoto, with the sun setting at 5:28 PM. That leaves 11 h 50 min of light.
The time in Somoto is also the time in nearby Tierras Blancas and Valle Santa Isabel.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Somoto?
- The time zone for Somoto is America/Managua, with an offset of −6.
- Do clocks in Somoto shift for daylight saving time?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Somoto?
- Sunset there is at 5:28 PM.