El Castillo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 12.7246, -85.7953
- Region
- Matagalpa Department
- Country
- Nicaragua, North America
- Capital
- Managua — 82 km away
- Same name
- 130 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Castillo, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
Check the current local time in El Castillo, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua, which sits in the America/Managua time zone (−6).
El Castillo, Nicaragua
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Managua
Local time in El Castillo
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in El Castillo.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:34 AM Solar noon 11:30 AM Sunset 5:25 PM Daylight 11 h 51 min Night 12 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:13 AM – 5:46 PM
Weather in El Castillo right now
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El Castillo 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 Castillo
- El Castillo Veracruz, Mexico
- El Castillo Sinaloa, Mexico
- El Castillo Guanajuato, Mexico
- El Castillo Meta Department, Colombia
- El Castillo Sinaloa, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Managua
- Managua Nicaragua
Nearby places
- Curaren — 3.0 km
- Los Portillos — 3.6 km
- El Castillo — 3.6 km
- Santa Inés — 5.1 km
- Municipio De Esquipulas — 5.2 km
- Piedra Larga — 5.3 km
Time and daylight in El Castillo
El Castillo and nearby Curaren and El Castillo are never an hour apart.
The zone applied in El Castillo is America/Managua with offset UTC−6. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
El Castillo sees first light at 5:34 AM today and the sun sets at 5:25 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 51 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for El Castillo?
- The designation used for El Castillo is America/Managua, with an offset of −6.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in El Castillo?
- Daylight saving time in El Castillo: No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in El Castillo?
- It rises at 5:34 AM.