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 Mon 00:04:48
- Babahoyo Mon 00:04:48
- Cuenca Mon 00:04:48
- Daule Mon 00:04:48
- Eloy Alfaro Mon 00:04:48
- Esmeraldas Mon 00:04:48
- Guayaquil Mon 00:04:48
- Ibarra Mon 00:04:48
- La Libertad Mon 00:04:48
- Latacunga Mon 00:04:48
- Loja Mon 00:04:48
- Machala Mon 00:04:48
- Manta Mon 00:04:48
- Milagro Mon 00:04:48
- Portoviejo Mon 00:04:48
- Quevedo Mon 00:04:48
- Quito Mon 00:04:48
- Riobamba Mon 00:04:48
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados Mon 00:04:48
- Tulcán Mon 00:04:48
| City | Current Time |
|---|---|
| Ambato | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Babahoyo | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Cuenca | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Daule | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Eloy Alfaro | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Esmeraldas | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Guayaquil | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Ibarra | Mon 00:04:48 |
| La Libertad | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Latacunga | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Loja | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Machala | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Manta | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Milagro | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Portoviejo | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Quevedo | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Quito | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Riobamba | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Tulcán | Mon 00:04:48 |
Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Ecuador
- America/Guayaquil Mon 00:04:48
- Pacific/Galapagos Sun 23:04:48
| Timezone | Current Time |
|---|---|
| America/Guayaquil | Mon 00:04:48 |
| Pacific/Galapagos | Sun 23:04:48 |
Sunrise and Sunset in Ecuador (20 Locations)
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Ambato
6:16 AM6:19 PM
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Babahoyo
6:21 AM6:22 PM
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Cuenca
6:21 AM6:18 PM
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Daule
6:23 AM6:23 PM
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Eloy Alfaro
6:23 AM6:22 PM
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Esmeraldas
6:17 AM6:27 PM
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Guayaquil
6:23 AM6:22 PM
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Ibarra
6:11 AM6:20 PM
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La Libertad
6:27 AM6:26 PM
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Latacunga
6:16 AM6:19 PM
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Loja
6:23 AM6:17 PM
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Machala
6:25 AM6:21 PM
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Manta
6:24 AM6:28 PM
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Milagro
6:22 AM6:21 PM
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Portoviejo
6:23 AM6:27 PM
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Quevedo
6:19 AM6:23 PM
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Quito
6:14 AM6:20 PM
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Riobamba
6:17 AM6:18 PM
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Santo Domingo de los Colorados
6:17 AM6:23 PM
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Tulcán
6:09 AM6:19 PM
| City | ↑ Sunrise | ↓ Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Ambato |
6:16 AM
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6:19 PM
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| Babahoyo |
6:21 AM
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6:22 PM
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| Cuenca |
6:21 AM
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6:18 PM
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| Daule |
6:23 AM
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6:23 PM
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| Eloy Alfaro |
6:23 AM
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6:22 PM
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| Esmeraldas |
6:17 AM
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6:27 PM
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| Guayaquil |
6:23 AM
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6:22 PM
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| Ibarra |
6:11 AM
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6:20 PM
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| La Libertad |
6:27 AM
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6:26 PM
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| Latacunga |
6:16 AM
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6:19 PM
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| Loja |
6:23 AM
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6:17 PM
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| Machala |
6:25 AM
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6:21 PM
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| Manta |
6:24 AM
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6:28 PM
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| Milagro |
6:22 AM
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6:21 PM
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| Portoviejo |
6:23 AM
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6:27 PM
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| Quevedo |
6:19 AM
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6:23 PM
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| Quito |
6:14 AM
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6:20 PM
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| Riobamba |
6:17 AM
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6:18 PM
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| Santo Domingo de los Colorados |
6:17 AM
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6:23 PM
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| Tulcán |
6:09 AM
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6:19 PM
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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 Declaration of Independence of Quito on 10 Aug. The most recently passed holiday was The Battle of Pichincha (observed). Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Ecuador to plan your schedule.
- Declaration of Independence of Quito • Monday
- 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
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.