What timezone is Masaya in?

Masaya uses the IANA timezone America/Managua. The UTC offset is always UTC-6 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Masaya observe daylight saving time?

No. Masaya does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-6 all year round.

What is the time difference between Masaya and New York?

Masaya is currently 2 hours behind New York.

What is the time difference between Masaya and London?

Masaya is currently 7 hours behind London.

Masaya, Nicaragua · UTC-6

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

W14 ↑ 05:41 ↓ 17:56 No DST

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Masaya sits about 30 kilometers southeast of Managua, at the edge of the Masaya Volcano National Park. The Santiago crater, one of the few calderas in the world with a visible lava lake visible from an overlook road, glows orange at night and is one of Nicaragua’s most visited sites. The city runs on Central Standard Time, UTC-6, with no daylight saving.

craft capital beside an active volcano

Masaya is Nicaragua’s craft capital, known throughout Central America for its artisan market in a former Spanish colonial fort, the Mercado de Artesanías. Leather workers, hammock weavers, wood carvers, and painters occupy stalls that have operated across generations. The market schedule is simple: open by day, closed at dusk.

The city sits at 12 degrees north, where day length changes modestly across the year. The lack of DST has been in place since Nicaragua dropped it in 1998, and the stable UTC-6 offset makes scheduling across the region consistent.

9am in Masaya is 3pm in London during European winter.

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Questions about time in Masaya

What timezone is Masaya in?: Masaya uses the IANA timezone America/Managua. The UTC offset is always UTC-6 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Masaya observe daylight saving time?: No. Masaya does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-6 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Masaya?: Masaya is currently at UTC-6.
What is the time difference between Masaya and New York?: Masaya is currently 2 hours behind New York.
What is the time difference between Masaya and London?: Masaya is currently 7 hours behind London.
What is the time difference between Masaya and Los Angeles?: Masaya is currently 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Masaya and Tokyo?: Masaya is currently 15 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Masaya?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Masaya is America/Managua. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Managua' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Managua')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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