Guatemala City to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, 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 05:56 5:56 AM Lake Forest, CA 03:56 3:56 AM You –:–
05:56 5:56 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:33
03:56 3:56 AM
Pacific Standard Time · UTC-8
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 16:55
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−2 h
Lake Forest, CA is 2 h behind Guatemala City.
When you, Guatemala City and Lake Forest, 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, 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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:56 | 03:56 |
| 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 | 06:15 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 16:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 10 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 2,450,212 | 19,367 |
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Guatemala City and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How far behind Guatemala City is Lake Forest, CA?
Lake Forest is 2 hours behind Guatemala City: UTC−8 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, what time is it in Lake Forest, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, clocks in Lake Forest show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, at the end of the working day in Guatemala City?
The working day in Guatemala City ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Forest it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Guatemala City and in Lake Forest, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lake Forest.
Until what time in Guatemala City is it still yesterday in Lake Forest, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Guatemala City, the date in Lake Forest has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Lake Forest, it is already the next day in Guatemala City.
Does the time difference between Guatemala City and Lake Forest, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lake Forest. From March 14, 2027, Lake Forest will be 1 hour behind Guatemala City.
