Guatemala City to Carlsbad, CA: time difference
Carlsbad, CA is 2 h behind Guatemala City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Guatemala City 10:50 10:50 AM Carlsbad, CA 08:50 8:50 AM You –:–
10:50 10:50 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:33
08:50 8:50 AM
Pacific Standard Time · UTC-8
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 16:54
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−2 h
Carlsbad, CA is 2 h behind Guatemala City.
When you, Guatemala City and Carlsbad, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇹 Guatemala City
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Carlsbad, CA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇹 Guatemala City | 🇺🇸 Carlsbad, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:50 | 08:50 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from Guatemala City | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guatemala | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-7, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 16:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 10 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 2,450,212 | 114,746 |
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Guatemala City and Carlsbad, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Guatemala City is Carlsbad, CA?
The clocks in Carlsbad are 2 hours behind those in Guatemala City (UTC−8 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, what time is it in Carlsbad, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, clocks in Carlsbad show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, what time is it in Carlsbad, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, clocks in Carlsbad show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Carlsbad, CA, from Guatemala City?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Guatemala City – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Carlsbad – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Carlsbad, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Guatemala City it is still the previous day in Carlsbad. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Carlsbad it is already the next day in Guatemala City.
Does the time gap between Guatemala City and Carlsbad, CA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Carlsbad but not in Guatemala City. From March 14, 2027, Carlsbad will be 1 hour behind Guatemala City.
