El Caracol in numbers
- Coordinates
- 12.8217, -85.9909
- Region
- Matagalpa Department
- Country
- Nicaragua, North America
- Capital
- Managua — 82 km away
- Same name
- 175 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Caracol, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
Check the current local time in El Caracol, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua, which sits in the America/Managua time zone (−6).
El Caracol, Nicaragua
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Managua
Local time in El Caracol
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in El Caracol, Matagalpa Department.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:35 AM Solar noon 11:31 AM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:14 AM – 5:48 PM
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El Caracol 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 Caracol
- El Caracol Guanajuato, Mexico
- El Caracol Sinaloa, Mexico
- El Caracol Michoacán, Mexico
- El Caracol Hidalgo, Mexico
- El Caracol Hidalgo, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Managua
- Managua Nicaragua
Nearby places
- Potrero Largo — 2.0 km
- Las Minas — 3.0 km
- El Obraje — 3.7 km
- Calpules — 3.8 km
- San Cristóbal — 5.1 km
- San Cristóbal — 5.1 km
About the time in El Caracol
The zone that governs El Caracol is America/Managua at UTC−6. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.
In El Caracol the sun rises today at 5:35 AM and sets again at 5:26 PM. Daylight fills 11 h 51 min of the day.
Nearby Potrero Largo and Las Minas need no separate clock from El Caracol.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in El Caracol based on?
- The clock in El Caracol is based on America/Managua, with an offset of −6.
- Is the time in El Caracol adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- When does the sun appear in El Caracol?
- It appears at 5:35 AM.