Uruguay · UYT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Punta del Este, 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 Punta del Este 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 Punta del Este lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Punta del Este 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 Punta del Este lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Punta del Este 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 Punta del Este.
Practical Info
Punta del Este (Uruguay) is home to roughly 25K people. Today brings about 9.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:42, sunset at 17:30. 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
Capital
Montevideo
Continent
South America
Time Zone
UYT · America/Montevideo
Coordinates
34.96°S, 54.94°W
Currency
UYU ($U)
Calling Code
+598
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
La Mano — five concrete fingers emerging from Brava beach — was built in 1982 by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal in six days for a summer art competition. It was meant to be temporary and is now the town's emblem.
The clock: Punta del Este keeps UTC−3. Its population multiplies several times over between January and March and then empties again.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap