IANA Name: Cuba
Standard Offset: UTC −05:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC −04:00
DST Abbreviation: CDT
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
FAQ — Cuba
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The current local time in Cuba is 07:10:26. Cuba is currently UTC-05:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Cuba is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
Yes — Cuba observes DST. In standard time it is CST UTC-05:00; during DST it switches to CDT UTC-04:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Cuba is used (in whole or in part) by Cuba. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Cuba and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.