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Granma Province, Cuba

Granma Province uses the official time observed throughout Cuba. Bayamo and Manzanillo share the same clock, while sunrise differs slightly across the province and changes with the date, making the selected location important for dawn planning.

Bayamo, Cuba

Saturday, 5 September 2026

UTC−4 · America/Havana

Time and sun data for Bayamo — the largest city of Granma Province

The sun in Bayamo

Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 7:20 PM Daylight 12 h 27 min Night 11 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 7:43 PM

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Current time in Granma Province, Cuba

Cuban civil time applies throughout Granma and is commonly represented by the America/Havana zone in software. Seasonal clock changes may be used nationally, so the current UTC relationship should be read from an up-to-date clock rather than memorized as a constant.

There is no internal conversion between Granma’s municipalities. A local hour in Bayamo means the same legal time in Manzanillo, Jiguaní, Niquero, or Pilón. Differences arise only when coordinating with another country or interpreting solar events at distinct coordinates.

Granma needs one clock for appointments, but dawn keeps a separate appointment with every horizon.

Bayamo, Manzanillo, and other communities

Bayamo is the provincial capital and an appropriate default for a general Granma time display. Manzanillo is another principal city, situated on the Gulf of Guacanayabo. Together they provide useful inland and coastal reference points, though neither substitutes for every locality.

Other places that may be selected for more focused information include: Bayamo, the administrative capital Manzanillo, a major coastal city Jiguaní and Guisa in the eastern interior Yara and Campechuela nearer the gulf side

Niquero, Media Luna, and Pilón in southern Granma Each community keeps the same national time. A traveler moving between them does not reset a watch, but should allow for ordinary travel distance and local terrain when planning around daylight.

Sunrise from the lowlands to the coast

Sunrise is calculated from location and date. Granma includes coastal areas, plains, and mountainous country, so a Bayamo result should not automatically be described as the observed dawn in Pilón or Niquero. Selecting the nearest available place reduces that mismatch.

Terrain deserves special attention here. A computed sunrise refers to the Sun’s geometric relationship with a standard horizon. A nearby ridge can hide direct sunlight after the calculated event, while an open coastal view may correspond more closely to the published time.

Seasonal changes to Cuba’s clocks affect the civil hour attached to sunrise. Before an early bus, hike, farm task, or coastal departure, check the page again for the chosen date instead of carrying forward an old screenshot or saved value.

Questions and answers
Do Bayamo and Manzanillo show the same current time?
Yes. They follow the same Cuban civil clock.
Why might sunrise look later in a mountainous place?
Local terrain can block the Sun even after the calculated sunrise moment.
Which location is the best provincial default?
Bayamo is the usual default because it is Granma’s capital, but use the actual municipality when precision matters.

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