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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Oct 16, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 16, 2026

Belize City is 2 hours behind EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Belize City is 2 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Belize City is 1 hour behind EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Belize City correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Belize City correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Belize City correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Belize City correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EST.

Compare Belize City time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CST (Central Standard Time) is 2 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Belize City, Belize is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Belize City to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Belize City which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in EDT

6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Belize City, Belize). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Belize City, Belize / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Belize City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (no daylight saving time)

Belize City Facts

Country
Belize
Alternative Names
Altepetl Belice, BZE, Bandaraya Belize, Belice, Beliz, Beliz Siti, Belizas, Belize, Belize Ceety, Belize City, Belize-stad, Belizurbo, Cidade de Belize, Ciudad de Belice, Dinas Belize, Kota Belize, Poli tou Beliz, Syudad han Belize, Thanh pho Belize, Thành phố Belize, be lis si ti, belijha siti, beliza siti, bellijeusiti, berizushiti, blyz syty, bo li ci shi, Πόλη του Μπελίζ, Белиз, Белиз Сити, Белизе, Беліз, בליז סיטי, بلیز سیتی, بیلیز شہر, بېلىز شەھىرى, बेलीज़ सिटी, बेलीझ सिटी, เบลีซซิตี, ဘလိဇ်မြို့, ベリーズシティ, 伯利兹市, 벨리즈시티
Population
65,222
Currency
Dollar (BZD)
Geographic Coordinates
17° 29' N Latitude / 88° 11' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+501

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone