Argentina · ART
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
La Plata, Argentina 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 La Plata 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 La Plata lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between La Plata 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 La Plata lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between La Plata 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 La Plata.
Practical Info
La Plata (Argentina) is home to roughly 790K people. Today brings about 9.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 08:00, sunset at 17:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 35° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Argentina
Capital
Buenos Aires
Continent
South America
Time Zone
ART · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Coordinates
34.92°S, 57.95°W
Currency
ARS ($)
Calling Code
+54
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
La Plata was laid out in 1882 as a five-kilometre square with a diagonal street grid and a park every six blocks. It won two gold medals at the 1889 Paris exposition for its plan, and was among the first cities in the world with electric street lighting.
The clock: La Plata keeps UTC−3. Its cathedral, begun in 1884, was only finished in 1999.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap