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Belize does not change its clocks
No clock change
Belize
- UTC offset now
- -6 hours
- Current local time
- 20:01
- Time zone name
- CST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 2 hours behind
Belize does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, February 12, 1983. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Belize
- Local calendar date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, February 12, 1983 at 05:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Belize with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: February 12, 1983
- Belize moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 18, 1982
- Belize moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 06:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 9, 1974
- Belize moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 5, 1973
- Belize moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 06:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 11, 1968
- Belize moved from UTC-05:30 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 05:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 8, 1967
- Belize moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:30. The recorded change was at 06:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Belize, it is 10:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Belize is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Belize, it is 11:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Belize is 2 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Belize, it is 11:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Belize is 2 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Belize, it is 11:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Belize is 2 hours behind on this date.