Ideal
Morning
local
EST (UTC−5)
PST (UTC−8)
+502 · UTC-6
Best Time to Call
Guatemala
from the United States
Guatemala's +502 code covers an 8-digit numbering plan with no area codes or trunk prefix — the same 8 digits are dialed everywhere. From the US East Coast, business hours in Guatemala fall between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM EST.
Best EST: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Mon–Fri
United States
06:08 AM
Sleeping
2h
difference
Guatemala
04:08 AM
Sleeping
// Best Time to Call
When to Call Guatemala
A 9-to-5 day in Guatemala City and one in New York share 7 hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.
Ideal
Afternoon
local
EST (UTC−5)
PST (UTC−8)
Avoid
Avoid
local
Also avoid public holidays such as 1 Jan – New Year's Day; Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday (moveable); 1 May – Labour Day.
EST (UTC−5)
PST (UTC−8)
| Local Time | UTC | EST / New York | CST / Chicago | PST / LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | ||||
| Noon | ||||
| PM | ||||
| Close |
US columns use standard time (EST/CST/PST); between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, US clocks are one hour later. Guatemala: No daylight saving time (last observed in 2006).
// Calling Guide
How to call Guatemala — the short version.
Dialing steps
- 1Dial your exit code — 011 from the US and Canada, 00 from most of Europe.
- 2Add the Guatemala country code: +502.
- 3Enter the national number as written — there is no trunk prefix to drop.
From the US: 011 502 2XXX XXXX (Guatemala City landline)
Best time to call
- 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM in Guatemala City is 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST.
- A 9-to-5 day in Guatemala City and one in New York share 7 hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.
Quick tips
- Working days: Mon–Fri.
- Calling out of Guatemala? Its international (exit) prefix is 00.
- National Civil Police: 110
- Volunteer Firefighters: 122
- Municipal Firefighters: 123
- Red Cross: 125
// Calling Etiquette
Calling etiquette in Guatemala
Calling culture
Guatemalan business culture values warmth and personal connection — a friendly greeting and relationship-building typically precede business matters.
// Reference
Guatemala hours, holidays and time changes
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
- Daylight saving
- No daylight saving time (last observed in 2006).
- Public holidays
- 1 Jan – New Year's Day
- Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday (moveable)
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 30 Jun – Army Day
- 15 Sep – Independence Day
- 20 Oct – Revolution Day
- 1 Nov – All Saints' Day
- 24 Dec – Christmas Eve (from midday)
- 25 Dec – Christmas
- Plus one local town festival day, which varies by municipality
Sources
- ITU E.164 national numbering plan for Guatemala (SIT notification, 2006)
- DPL News – Guatemala numbering: new mobile lines may start with 8 from 2023 (Nov 2022)
- AGN (Guatemalan government news agency) – SIT emergency and service numbers
- Prensa Libre – Long weekends and asuetos under the Labour Code
- Jibble – Guatemala Labour Code Article 127 holidays
- BNamericas – América Movil buys Telefónica's El Salvador, Guatemala operations
- TeleGeography – How Telefónica hung up on Central America
- World Bank blog – Guatemala, the largest economy in Central America
- Time in Guatemala (pointer to DST history 1973–2006)
Frequently Asked
Calling Guatemala — Common Questions
Everything you need to know about reaching contacts in Guatemala.
No daylight saving time (last observed in 2006). Local time: Central Standard Time (UTC-6). Because the US does use daylight saving time (second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November), the gap to US Eastern time changes by one hour during the US summer.
Guatemalan consumers, like much of Central America, are more likely to answer a recognizable local number than an unfamiliar international one.
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