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Montevideo

UTC−3

Uruguay · UYT

Winter
21:43:28Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 07:48↓ 17:3624:00
Sunrise
07:48
Sunset
17:36
Daylight
9.8hrs
Population
1.7M
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Montevideo, Uruguay 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 Montevideo 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 Montevideo lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Montevideo 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 Montevideo lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Montevideo 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 Montevideo.

Practical Info

Montevideo (Uruguay) is home to roughly 1.7M people. Today brings about 9.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:48, 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 35° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Uruguay

Uruguay

Capital

Montevideo 👑

Continent

South America

Time Zone

UYT · America/Montevideo

Coordinates

34.90°S, 56.16°W

Currency

UYU ($U)

Calling Code

+598

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Longest Carnival in the World

Uruguay's carnival runs for roughly forty days, longer than any other. Its distinctive element is candombe, drummed on three interlocking drum sizes descended directly from the rhythms of enslaved Africans brought to the Río de la Plata.

The clock: Montevideo keeps UTC−3. Uruguay dropped daylight saving in 2015 after decades of switching.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

3h overlap
MontevideoUTC−3
06121824
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