What timezone is Barquisimeto in?

Barquisimeto uses the IANA timezone America/Caracas. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Barquisimeto observe daylight saving time?

No. Barquisimeto does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Barquisimeto?

Barquisimeto is currently at UTC-4.

What is the time difference between Barquisimeto and London?

Barquisimeto is currently 5 hours behind London.

Barquisimeto, Venezuela · UTC-4

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Barquisimeto is in the America/Caracas timezone (VET/UTC-4). Venezuela returned to UTC-4 in 2016 after a brief experiment with the unusual UTC-4:30 offset introduced in 2007.

Barquisimeto is Venezuela’s fourth-largest city and its self-declared musical capital, known for the gaita music tradition and a disproportionate number of classical musicians who have emerged from its state music programs. El Sistema, Venezuela’s famous youth orchestra program, was founded in Caracas but has deep roots in the state of Lara, of which Barquisimeto is the capital.

The clock is Venezuela Standard Time, UTC-4. The IANA identifier is America/Caracas.

The 30-minute experiment

Venezuela’s timezone has a recent and unusual history. In 2007, then-president Hugo Chávez moved the clocks back by 30 minutes, shifting from UTC-4 to UTC-4:30. This was justified partly as better aligning Venezuela’s sleep and work schedules with natural solar time, partly as a symbolic assertion of independence from North American temporal norms. In 2016, the country moved the clocks forward again to UTC-4, returning to the previous offset. The IANA database preserves this brief UTC-4:30 period as a historical entry.

At 10.1 degrees north latitude, Barquisimeto has minimal seasonal variation in daylight. The city’s semi-arid climate, different from Venezuela’s humid coast or Amazon interior, gives it a distinctive dry-season character from December to April.

Barranquilla in Colombia is in a nearby timezone, UTC-5, one hour behind.

9am in Barquisimeto is 1pm in London during European winter.

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Questions about time in Barquisimeto

What timezone is Barquisimeto in?: Barquisimeto uses the IANA timezone America/Caracas. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Barquisimeto observe daylight saving time?: No. Barquisimeto does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Barquisimeto?: Barquisimeto is currently at UTC-4.
What is the time difference between Barquisimeto and London?: Barquisimeto is currently 5 hours behind London.
What is the time difference between Barquisimeto and Los Angeles?: Barquisimeto is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Barquisimeto and Tokyo?: Barquisimeto is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Barquisimeto?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Barquisimeto is America/Caracas. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Caracas' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Caracas')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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