Tegucigalpa uses America/Tegucigalpa — UTC-06:00 (CST) in standard time. It is located in Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Tegucigalpa's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Tegucigalpa uses UTC-06:00 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-06:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Tegucigalpa is America/Tegucigalpa. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba
Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL). Calling code: +504. Languages: Spanish.
Tegucigalpa (UK: US: Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa])—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.), and colloquially referred to as Tegus, Teguz or Cerrocigalpa —is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
Claimed on 29 September 1578 by the Spaniards, Tegucigalpa became the Honduran capital on 30 October 1880, under President Marco Aurelio Soto, when he moved the seat of government from Comayagua, which had been the Honduran capital since its independence in 1841.
The 1936 constitution established Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District, and the current 1982 Honduran Constitution continues to define the sister cities as a Central District that serves as the permanent national capital.
Tegucigalpa is located in the southern-central highland region known as the department of Francisco Morazán of which it is also the departmental capital. It is situated in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, being sister cities, are physically separated by the Choluteca River. The Central District is the largest of the 28 municipalities in...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Tegucigalpa. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
850,848 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras.
America/Tegucigalpa · UTC-06:00 (CST).
No daylight saving time.
Honduran Lempira (HNL) · +504.
San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Guatemala City
Toncontín Airport (TGU) about 2.6 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 29.0°C and lows 18.0°C. Warmest month: May (average high 34.3°C); coolest month: February (average low 15.1°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The Central District has an economy equal to 19.3 percent of country's GDP. In 2009, the city's revenue and expenditures budget was L.2,856,439,263 (US$151,214,182) while in 2010 it was L.2,366,993,208 (US$125,204,606). Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Francisco Morazán Department · IANA zone: America/Tegucigalpa · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Tegucigalpa. Times update live every second.
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 Tegucigalpa 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.
Ask any question about time, zones or conversions in natural language. The AI assistant will understand your query and provide a precise answer.
Ask: "What time is it in Madrid?" — The built-in assistant instantly provides the current time and offset without needing an API key.
AI knows over 600 IANA time zones and can answer questions about these zones.
Connect your own API keys (OpenAI, OpenRouter, Gemini, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Requesty) — full control.
Without an API key the module uses built-in zone logic — fast and delay-free.
Model is optional: leave it blank to use the provider default, or enter any model ID supported by the selected provider.
Tegucigalpa's time zone affects business hours, travel plans and international calls. The America/Tegucigalpa zone is used for local scheduling, transport and everyday life in Francisco Morazán Department.
TimeZoria AI uses your browser's built-in Intl API and the IANA tz database to always display the correct Tegucigalpa time — including DST changes — without any network requests.
Check the current time in other major cities — all on TimeZoria AI.
Common questions about Tegucigalpa's time zone, UTC offset, and DST.