Quito to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, CA is 2 h behind Quito. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Quito 13:29 1:29 PM Lake Forest, CA 11:29 11:29 AM You –:–
13:29 1:29 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:03
11:29 11:29 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−2 h
Lake Forest, CA is 2 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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 | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:29 | 11:29 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 19,367 |
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Quito and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How far behind Quito is Lake Forest, CA?
Lake Forest is 2 hours behind Quito: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Quito?
When it is 9:00 AM in Quito, it is 7:00 AM in Lake Forest.
If it is 6:00 PM in Quito, what time is it in Lake Forest, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Quito, clocks in Lake Forest show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Quito and Lake Forest, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lake Forest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Lake Forest, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Quito it is still the previous day in Lake Forest. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Lake Forest it is already the next day in Quito.
Is the time difference between Quito and Lake Forest, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Forest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lake Forest will be 3 hours behind Quito.
