Capital City: Quito
Largest Cities:
- Guayaquil (Pop. 2,723,665)
- Quito (Pop. 1,900,000)
- Cuenca (Pop. 636,996)
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Pop. 458,580)
- Ambato (Pop. 387,309)
ISO Alpha-2: EC
ISO Alpha-3: ECU
IANA Time Zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC−05:00)
Provinces in Ecuador
Time Now in Major Cities in Ecuador
- Ambato Thu 15:20:23
- Babahoyo Thu 15:20:23
- Cuenca Thu 15:20:23
- Daule Thu 15:20:23
- Eloy Alfaro Thu 15:20:23
- Esmeraldas Thu 15:20:23
- Guayaquil Thu 15:20:23
- Ibarra Thu 15:20:23
- La Libertad Thu 15:20:23
- Latacunga Thu 15:20:23
- Loja Thu 15:20:23
- Machala Thu 15:20:23
- Manta Thu 15:20:23
- Milagro Thu 15:20:23
- Portoviejo Thu 15:20:23
- Quevedo Thu 15:20:23
- Quito Thu 15:20:23
- Riobamba Thu 15:20:23
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados Thu 15:20:23
- Tulcán Thu 15:20:23
| City | Current Time |
|---|---|
| Ambato | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Babahoyo | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Cuenca | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Daule | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Eloy Alfaro | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Esmeraldas | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Guayaquil | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Ibarra | Thu 15:20:23 |
| La Libertad | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Latacunga | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Loja | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Machala | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Manta | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Milagro | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Portoviejo | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Quevedo | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Quito | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Riobamba | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Tulcán | Thu 15:20:23 |
Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Ecuador
- America/Guayaquil Thu 15:20:23
- Pacific/Galapagos Thu 14:20:23
| Timezone | Current Time |
|---|---|
| America/Guayaquil | Thu 15:20:23 |
| Pacific/Galapagos | Thu 14:20:23 |
Sunrise and Sunset in Ecuador (20 Locations)
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Ambato
6:00 AM6:07 PM
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Babahoyo
6:04 AM6:11 PM
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Cuenca
6:01 AM6:09 PM
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Daule
6:06 AM6:13 PM
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Eloy Alfaro
6:05 AM6:12 PM
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Esmeraldas
6:05 AM6:11 PM
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Guayaquil
6:05 AM6:12 PM
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Ibarra
5:59 AM6:05 PM
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La Libertad
6:09 AM6:16 PM
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Latacunga
6:00 AM6:07 PM
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Loja
6:02 AM6:10 PM
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Machala
6:05 AM6:13 PM
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Manta
6:09 AM6:15 PM
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Milagro
6:04 AM6:11 PM
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Portoviejo
6:08 AM6:14 PM
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Quevedo
6:04 AM6:10 PM
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Quito
6:00 AM6:06 PM
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Riobamba
6:00 AM6:07 PM
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Santo Domingo de los Colorados
6:03 AM6:09 PM
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Tulcán
5:57 AM6:03 PM
| City | ↑ Sunrise | ↓ Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Ambato |
6:00 AM
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6:07 PM
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| Babahoyo |
6:04 AM
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6:11 PM
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| Cuenca |
6:01 AM
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6:09 PM
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| Daule |
6:06 AM
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6:13 PM
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| Eloy Alfaro |
6:05 AM
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6:12 PM
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| Esmeraldas |
6:05 AM
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6:11 PM
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| Guayaquil |
6:05 AM
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6:12 PM
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| Ibarra |
5:59 AM
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6:05 PM
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| La Libertad |
6:09 AM
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6:16 PM
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| Latacunga |
6:00 AM
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6:07 PM
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| Loja |
6:02 AM
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6:10 PM
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| Machala |
6:05 AM
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6:13 PM
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| Manta |
6:09 AM
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6:15 PM
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| Milagro |
6:04 AM
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6:11 PM
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| Portoviejo |
6:08 AM
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6:14 PM
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| Quevedo |
6:04 AM
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6:10 PM
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| Quito |
6:00 AM
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6:06 PM
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| Riobamba |
6:00 AM
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6:07 PM
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| Santo Domingo de los Colorados |
6:03 AM
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6:09 PM
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| Tulcán |
5:57 AM
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6:03 PM
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Current Weather in Ecuador (20 Locations)
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Information about Ecuador
| Population | 17,084,357 |
| Area | 283,560 km² |
| ISO Numeric Code | 218 |
| FIPS Code | EC |
| Top Level Domain | .ec |
| Currency | Dollar (USD) |
| Phone Prefix | +593 |
| Country Code | +593 |
| Postal Code Format | @####@ |
| Postal Code Regex | ^([a-zA-Z]\d{4}[a-zA-Z])$ |
| Languages | ES-EC (es-EC) |
| Neighbouring Countries | 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇵🇪 Peru |
Upcoming Public Holidays in Ecuador
This year, Ecuador observes 12 public holidays, with 18 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Independence of Guayaquil on 09 Oct. The most recently passed holiday was Declaration of Independence of Quito. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Ecuador to plan your schedule.
- Independence of Guayaquil • Friday
- All Souls' Day • Monday
- Independence of Cuenca • Tuesday
- Christmas Day • Friday
- New Year's Day • Friday
- Carnival • Monday
- Carnival • Tuesday
- Good Friday • Friday
- Labor Day (observed) • Friday
- Labor Day • Saturday
FAQ — Ecuador
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
The clocks at the top of this page show the current local time in Ecuador, updated live. Ecuador uses America/Guayaquil (-05) — UTC-05:00.
Ecuador spans 2 time zones. The full list of time zones and the current local time in each is shown above on this page. Countries split into multiple time zones for geographic, political, or historical reasons — wider east-west spans usually mean more zones.
The capital of Ecuador is Quito. Click through for the current local time in Quito, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.
The most populous cities in Ecuador include Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Santo Domingo de los Colorados and Ambato. Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.
Ecuador observes 12 public holidays this year. The full list — fixed and movable, religious and secular, national and regional — is on the Ecuador public holidays page.
Ecuador's ISO 3166-1 country codes are: alpha-2 code EC and alpha-3 code ECU. These codes are used in address fields, web domains (ccTLD), phone country lookups, and any international data interchange referring to this country. The Ecuador calendar also uses these as identifiers.