Time in Caracas
The current local time and date in Caracas, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Caracas keeps Venezuela Time (UTC-4) year-round with no daylight saving; Venezuela briefly used an unusual half-hour offset, UTC-4:30, from 2007 until 2016, when it switched back to a whole-hour zone.
Caracas stays on UTC-4 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.
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FAQ
What time is it in Caracas right now?
Caracas is on UTC-4 all year round, which is 4 hours behind UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Caracas is 08:00. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is Caracas in?
Caracas uses the America/Caracas time zone, shown as GMT-4. Caracas stays on UTC-4 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Caracas time into your own local time instantly.
Does Caracas observe daylight saving time?
No — Caracas does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC-4 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. The difference between Caracas and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat Caracas as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert Caracas time to my time zone?
Convert Caracas time by taking its UTC-4 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract Caracas's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in Caracas is 13:00 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Caracas?
The dialing code for Caracas is +58. To call from abroad, dial +58 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Caracas?
Standard business hours in Caracas — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
Learn how time zones work
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