What is Ecuador's Time Zone?
Ecuador is on Ecuador Time (ECT) and does not adhere to daylight savings time. Aside from the Galápagos Islands, all of Ecuador is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The Galápagos Islands are 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
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