Cuenca uses America/Guayaquil — UTC-05:00 (-05) in standard time. It is located in Azuay, Ecuador. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Cuenca's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Cuenca uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-05:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Cuenca is America/Guayaquil. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Quito, Guayaquil
Currency: US Dollar (USD). Calling code: +593. Languages: Spanish.
Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city.
It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.
It has been locally called "Cuenca of the Andes" or "Athens of Ecuador" for its architecture, its cultural diversity, its contribution to Ecuadorian arts, sciences and literature, and for being the birthplace of many illustrious figures of Ecuadorian society.
At the 2022 census it had a population of 596,101 inhabitants, making it the third most populous city in the country behind Guayaquil and Quito. The city is the core of the Cuenca metropolitan area, which is also made up of nearby rural towns and parishes. The conglomerate also ranks third among Ecuador's conurbations.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Cuenca, Ecuador. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
636,996 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Azuay, Ecuador.
America/Guayaquil · UTC-05:00 (-05).
No daylight saving time.
US Dollar (USD) · +593.
Guayaquil, Quito, Cali
Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) about 1.5 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 20.6°C and lows 9.3°C. Warmest month: November (average high 23.6°C); coolest month: August (average low 7.6°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Cuenca is known for its textiles, furniture, hats, and shoes. The straw hats known around the world as Panama hats are made in Cuenca by local artisans. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Azuay · IANA zone: America/Guayaquil · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Cuenca and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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