El Castillo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 12.6977, -85.7769
- Region
- Matagalpa Department
- Country
- Nicaragua, North America
- Capital
- Managua — 81 km away
- Same name
- 130 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Castillo, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
Watch the current local time in El Castillo, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua, running on the America/Managua time zone (−6).
El Castillo, Nicaragua
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Managua
Local time in El Castillo
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in El Castillo, Matagalpa Department.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:40 AM Solar noon 11:28 AM Sunset 5:16 PM Daylight 11 h 36 min Night 12 h 24 min Civil twilight 5:18 AM – 5:38 PM
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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
- Municipio De Esquipulas — 1.9 km
- El Castillo — 3.6 km
- Esquipulas — 3.9 km
- Santa Inés — 4.1 km
- El Terrero — 4.2 km
- Bella Vista — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in El Castillo
Nearby, Municipio De Esquipulas and El Castillo go by the same clock as El Castillo.
El Castillo follows America/Managua, giving it a UTC−6 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Today's daylight in El Castillo begins at 5:40 AM and finishes at 5:16 PM. The total is 11 h 36 min.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Managua be used as the time zone for El Castillo?
- Yes, El Castillo uses America/Managua, whose offset is −6.
- Does El Castillo use summer time?
- No.
- What is the local sunset time in El Castillo?
- Local sunset is 5:16 PM.