Argentina · ART
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Mar del 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 Mar del 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 Mar del Plata lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Mar del 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 Mar del Plata lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Mar del 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 Mar del Plata.
Practical Info
Mar del Plata (Argentina) is home to roughly 620K people. Today brings about 9.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 08:06, sunset at 17:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 38° 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
38.00°S, 57.56°W
Currency
ARS ($)
Calling Code
+54
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Mar del Plata's population roughly doubles each January, from about 620,000 to well over a million, as most of Buenos Aires relocates for the month. Its sea lion colony sits in the middle of the working port.
The clock: Mar del Plata keeps UTC−3. Its film festival, running since 1954, is the only A-category festival in Latin America.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap