El Cacao in numbers
- Coordinates
- 12.7859, -86.0235
- Region
- Matagalpa Department
- Country
- Nicaragua, North America
- Capital
- Managua — 77 km away
- Same name
- 104 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Cacao, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
Look up the current time in El Cacao, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua, which follows the America/Managua zone (−6).
El Cacao, Nicaragua
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Managua
Local time in El Cacao
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in El Cacao.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:35 AM Solar noon 11:31 AM Sunset 5:27 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:14 AM – 5:48 PM
Weather in El Cacao right now
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El Cacao and its neighbours
Largest cities in Matagalpa Department
- Matagalpa 109 089
- Río Blanco 17 018
- Ciudad Darío 13 318
- Matiguás 10 523
- Muy Muy 4 839
- San Dionisio 3 910
Other places named El Cacao
- El Cacao San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- El Cacao Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic
- El Cacao Los Santos Province, Panama
- El Cacao Guerrero, Mexico
- El Cacao Veraguas Province, Panama
Same time zone — America/Managua
- Managua Nicaragua
Nearby places
- El Cacao — 0.9 km
- Chagüite Grande — 2.1 km
- San Esteban — 2.3 km
- Calpules — 2.7 km
- Maunica — 2.9 km
- Los Calpules — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in El Cacao
El Cacao, El Cacao and Chagüite Grande all run on one and the same time.
El Cacao observes America/Managua time, currently expressed as UTC−6. Daylight saving time here: No.
The sun comes up over El Cacao at 5:35 AM today and drops below the horizon at 5:27 PM. That is 11 h 51 min between the two.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in El Cacao?
- Time in El Cacao follows the America/Managua time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Is the offset in El Cacao changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does morning light reach El Cacao?
- At 5:35 AM.