San Salvador
San Salvador Department, El Salvador
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/El_SalvadorCST
- Sunrise
- 5:55 am
- Sunset
- 5:26 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 31 minutes34 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in San Salvador
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
San Salvador has stayed on CST (UTC-6) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without San Salvador doing anything.
San Salvador time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in El Salvador, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between San Salvador and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 8:53 am | 08:53 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 10:53 am | 10:53 | the same time |
| Mexico City CST | 10:53 am | 10:53 | the same time |
| New York City EST | 11:53 am | 11:53 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EST | 11:53 am | 11:53 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 1:53 pm | 13:53 | 3 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 4:53 pm | 16:53 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 5:53 pm | 17:53 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 5:53 pm | 17:53 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 6:53 pm | 18:53 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 6:53 pm | 18:53 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 7:53 pm | 19:53 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 8:53 pm | 20:53 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 10:23 pm | 22:23 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 12:53 am Fri | 00:53 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 1:53 am Fri | 01:53 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 3:53 am Fri | 03:53 | 17 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 5:53 am Fri | 05:53 | 19 hours ahead |
About San Salvador
- Population
- 525990
- Coordinates
- 13.689, -89.187
- Region
- San Salvador Department, El Salvador
- IANA zone
- America/El_Salvador
- Solar noon
- 11:40 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in San Salvador right now?
It is 10:53 am (10:53 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in San Salvador. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is San Salvador in?
San Salvador uses the America/El_Salvador time zone, currently CST (UTC-6). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is San Salvador on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. San Salvador stays on CST (UTC-6) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Salvador today?
The sun rises at 5:55 am and sets at 5:26 pm today, giving 11 hours 31 minutes of daylight. That is 34 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is San Salvador of Los Angeles?
San Salvador is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:53 am in San Salvador, it is 8:53 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is San Salvador?
San Salvador is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, at 13.69° N, 89.19° W, with a population of about 525,990. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.