Holguín, Cuba · UTC-4
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Holguín is in the Cuba Standard Time timezone (CST/UTC-5 in winter, CDT/UTC-4 in summer), observing government-set daylight saving.
Holguín is Cuba’s fourth-largest city, in the eastern part of the island. It runs on Cuba Standard Time, UTC-5 in winter, shifting to UTC-4 in summer when Cuba observes daylight saving. The transition dates are announced annually by the Cuban government.
Holguín shares the America/Havana timezone with the capital. The entire island of Cuba uses one timezone, and daylight saving is applied uniformly.
Birthplace of Columbus’s landing and of Fidel Castro
Christopher Columbus landed somewhere on Cuba’s northeastern coast in 1492, near modern Holguín province. Fidel Castro was born in Birán, in Holguín province, in 1926. The region carries both the start of the colonial era and the start of the revolutionary era within its borders.
The commercial city grew around sugar and later around nickel mining, one of Cuba’s most valuable natural resources. The Che Guevara nickel plant in nearby Moa is one of the largest nickel processing facilities in the world.
Eastern Cuba’s rhythm
Holguín sits at about 20.9 degrees North. The solar day is moderate: around 13.5 hours at midsummer and 10.5 hours at midwinter. UTC-5 puts solar noon at about 12:15pm, a good natural alignment for eastern Cuba’s longitude.
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Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Información de Cuba
- Pérez, Louis A. Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution. Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Questions about time in Holguín
- What timezone is Holguín in?
- Holguín is in Eastern Time (ET), using the IANA timezone
America/Havana. The standard UTC offset is UTC-5 (EST) in winter and UTC-4 (EDT) during daylight saving time. - Does Holguín observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Holguín observes daylight saving time, shifting from UTC-5 (standard time) to UTC-4 in summer.
- What is the current UTC offset for Holguín?
- Holguín is currently at UTC-4. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Holguín and London?
- Holguín is currently 5 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Holguín and Los Angeles?
- Holguín is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Holguín and Tokyo?
- Holguín is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Holguín transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Holguín?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Holguín is
America/Havana. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Havana' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Havana')`), or any IANA-compatible library.