Guatemala City to Costa Mesa, CA: time difference
Costa Mesa, 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.
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Guatemala City 07:01 7:01 AM Costa Mesa, CA 05:01 5:01 AM You –:–
07:01 7:01 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:33
05:01 5:01 AM
Pacific Standard Time · UTC-8
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 16:56
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−2 h
Costa Mesa, CA is 2 h behind Guatemala City.
When you, Guatemala City and Costa Mesa, 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
🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, 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 | 🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:01 | 05:01 |
| 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 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 16:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 10 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 2,450,212 | 109,960 |
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Guatemala City and Costa Mesa, CA: common questions
How far behind Guatemala City is Costa Mesa, CA?
Costa Mesa is 2 hours behind Guatemala City: UTC−8 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Costa Mesa, CA, at the start of the working day in Guatemala City?
The working day in Guatemala City starts at 9:00 AM; in Costa Mesa it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, what time is it in Costa Mesa, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, clocks in Costa Mesa show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Costa Mesa, 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 Costa Mesa – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Costa Mesa, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Guatemala City it is still the previous day in Costa Mesa. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Costa Mesa it is already the next day in Guatemala City.
Is the time difference between Guatemala City and Costa Mesa, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Costa Mesa switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Costa Mesa will be 1 hour behind Guatemala City.
