Quito to Merced, CA: time difference
Merced, 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 05:10 5:10 AM Merced, CA 03:10 3:10 AM You –:–
05:10 5:10 AM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 18:04
03:10 3:10 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:23
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−2 h
Merced, CA is 2 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito and Merced, 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
🇺🇸 Merced, 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 | 🇺🇸 Merced, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:10 | 03:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 05:57 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 83,316 |
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Quito and Merced, CA: common questions
How far behind Quito is Merced, CA?
Merced is 2 hours behind Quito: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Quito, what time is it in Merced, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Quito, clocks in Merced show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Merced, CA, at the end of the working day in Quito?
The working day in Quito ends at 6:00 PM; in Merced it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Merced, CA, from Quito?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Quito – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Merced – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Merced, CA, compared with Quito?
The new day starts in Merced later: until 2:00 AM in Quito, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Merced, Quito is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Quito and Merced, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Merced switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Merced will be 3 hours behind Quito.
