Honduras time zone history
Daylight saving time was used in 3 years since 1970, last in 2006; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Tegucigalpa run 11 minutes behind local mean solar time.
UTC−6
Standard time is UTC−6 (CST) all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 3 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| April 1, 1921 | Local mean time (UTC−5:48:52) replaced | UTC−6 | CST |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1988 | first Sunday in May, 00:00 | fourth Sunday in September, 00:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2006 | May 7 | August 7 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
Also on UTC−6
El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Mérida (Mexico), Mexico City (Mexico), Galápagos Islands (Ecuador), Matamoros (Mexico) and Monterrey (Mexico) (nearest first; 17 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- El Salvador (219 km): same time except 92 days in 2006.
- Nicaragua (239 km): same time except 3,112 days in 15 different years between 1973 and 2006.
- Guatemala (360 km): same time except 739 days in 7 different years between 1973 and 2006.
- Belize (392 km): same time except 508 days in 7 different years between 1973 and 2006.
- Costa Rica (575 km): same time except 802 days in 7 different years between 1979 and 2006.
- Cancún (Mexico) (778 km): same time except 8,952 days in 1981–1983, 1987, 1988 and 1996–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC−6 since 1921.