Ecuador Ecuador South America Current Local Time & Date, Time Zone and Time Difference

Bordered by Colombia to the north and Peru to the south and west, Ecuador is located in the western part of South America. Quito, the capital, is in the north of the country. Mainland Ecuador's time zone is GMT -5. It does not observe Daylight Savings Time. However, the world famous Galapagos Islands, which are part of Ecuador, have their own time zone which is GMT -6.

How many time zones does Ecuador have?

Ecuador has 2 time zones and a time difference from UTC-6 to UTC-5.

2 Time Zones

Time Zones (2)

Time Zone Universal Time Coordinated Current local time Major Cities in Time Zone
Pacific/Galapagos UTC-6 03:16 Puerto Ayora, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
America/Guayaquil UTC-5 04:16 Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ambato

Country Information

Flag

Ecuador Flag

Continent

South America

Continent: South America

Capital

Quito

Area

283,560 km²

Population

17,084,357

Currency

Dollar (USD)

Top-Level-Domain

.ec

Phone Calling Code / Prefix

  • +593
  • 00593

Source: auslandsvorwahlen.net » Ecuador Phone Calling Code / Prefix

Country Code

ISO 3166

Neighbouring Countries