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Izabal Department, Guatemala

Izabal Department keeps Central Standard Time at UTC−6 throughout the year. Its Caribbean coast, inland municipalities, and lakeside communities share one clock, although their eastern location and local horizons influence sunrise.

Puerto Barrios, Guatemala

Saturday, 5 September 2026

UTC−6 · America/Guatemala

Time and sun data for Puerto Barrios — the largest city of Izabal Department

The sun in Puerto Barrios

Sunrise 5:43 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 12 h 22 min Night 11 h 38 min Civil twilight 5:22 AM – 6:27 PM

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Current time in Izabal Department, Guatemala

The current local time shown for Izabal applies to Puerto Barrios, Morales, Livingston, El Estor, Los Amates, and the department’s smaller communities. There is no time boundary between the coast and the interior.

Guatemala currently remains on Central Standard Time without daylight saving changes. That means the UTC−6 offset is stable through the seasons. Domestic coordination with other Guatemalan departments requires no conversion, even when the journey between them takes many hours.

For ships, flights, remote meetings, or cross-border business, confirm whether the stated time is local time or UTC. This small detail prevents ambiguity, particularly when an itinerary passes through jurisdictions that follow different clock policies. The Caribbean may set the mood, but Guatemala still sets the clock.

Main cities and municipalities

Izabal’s settlement pattern links ports, highways, Lake Izabal, river routes, agricultural areas, and the Caribbean shore. The most relevant place for a time lookup depends on whether the activity is coastal, inland, or on the lake.

Puerto Barrios is the departmental capital and an important Caribbean port city. Morales is a major inland municipality connected to the department’s road network. Livingston stands near the mouth of the Río Dulce and is reached by water as well as regional routes.

El Estor lies on the shore of Lake Izabal. Los Amates occupies the department’s southwestern inland area. All five municipalities display the same civil time. A transport operator may use arrival windows or operational schedules, but those do not constitute another time zone. Confirm the exact port, landing point, terminal, or town when arranging a connection.

Coastal sunrise and local daylight

Izabal lies in eastern Guatemala, so its astronomical sunrise generally occurs earlier than in places farther west when other conditions are comparable. The exact clock reading still depends on the date and the coordinates selected for the calculation.

On an open coast, the horizon can offer a clearer view than an inland site surrounded by vegetation or hills. Cloud cover may conceal the solar disc without changing the calculated sunrise. In Livingston or Puerto Barrios, a marine horizon and a landward horizon can produce very different visual experiences.

For navigation or outdoor work, separate three ideas: the published sunrise, the beginning of dawn, and the first moment direct sunlight reaches the observer. Use the municipality’s current forecast for cloud conditions and a date-specific astronomical listing for the formal sunrise time.

Questions and answers
Does Livingston have a different time from Puerto Barrios?
No. Both use Central Standard Time, UTC−6.
Does Izabal observe daylight saving time?
No. The department follows Guatemala’s year-round standard time.
Can clouds change the official sunrise time?
No. They can hide the Sun, but the astronomical calculation remains based on its position and the horizon.

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