Paraguay · PYT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Asunción, Paraguay runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Asunción and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Asunción lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Asunción and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Asunción lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Asunción and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Asunción.
Practical Info
Asunción (Paraguay) is home to roughly 2.7M people. Today brings about 10.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:36, sunset at 17:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 25° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Paraguay
Capital
Asunción 👑
Continent
South America
Time Zone
PYT · America/Asuncion
Coordinates
25.26°S, 57.58°W
Currency
PYG (₲)
Calling Code
+595
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish, Guaraní
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Asunción was founded in 1537 and became the base from which the Spanish founded much of the southern cone — Buenos Aires was re-established by an expedition sent from here, which is why Paraguayans call it the mother of cities.
The clock: Paraguay abolished daylight saving in 2024 and settled on UTC−3 permanently, after decades of one of the longest DST periods in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap