Current local time in Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is on Uruguay Standard Time (UTC−3) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Uruguay Standard TimeIANA: America/Montevideo
- UTC offset
- UTC−3same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
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- Country
- UruguaySouth America · capital city
- Population
- 1.3 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +598currency: Peso (UYU)
- Coordinates
- 34.90° S, 56.19° WSouthern Hemisphere
The sun in Montevideo today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Montevideo
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Montevideo | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| US New York | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 8h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | same time | 9h |
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Daylight saving time in Montevideo
Montevideo does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC−3 all year. The last clock change here was on Sunday, 8 March 2015. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Montevideo shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Montevideo
All of Uruguay keeps the same standard time as Montevideo (UTC−3).
Montevideo used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Sunday, 8 March 2015, and clocks have stayed on UTC−3 since.
Montevideo’s clocks run about 45m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:51 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Montevideo, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 05:34 | 20:01 | 14h 27m |
| February | 06:04 | 19:52 | 13h 48m |
| March | 06:31 | 19:22 | 12h 51m |
| April | 06:57 | 18:39 | 11h 43m |
| May | 07:20 | 18:02 | 10h 42m |
| June | 07:43 | 17:41 | 9h 58m |
| July | 07:53 | 17:43 | 9h 51m |
| August | 07:39 | 18:02 | 10h 24m |
| September | 07:04 | 18:25 | 11h 22m |
| October | 06:21 | 18:47 | 12h 26m |
| November | 05:42 | 19:13 | 13h 31m |
| December | 05:24 | 19:43 | 14h 19m |
Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 14h 30m of daylight (sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:57). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 9h 48m.
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What time zone is Montevideo in?
Montevideo uses the America/Montevideo time zone (Uruguay Standard Time), UTC−3.
Does Montevideo observe daylight saving time?
No. Montevideo stays on UTC−3 all year; it last changed its clocks on Sunday, 8 March 2015.
What is the time difference between Montevideo and New York?
Right now New York is 1h behind Montevideo. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Montevideo does not.
What is the time difference between Montevideo and London?
London is 4h ahead of Montevideo right now. Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Montevideo?
It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 05:27 and sets about 19:57 (14h 30m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 07:52 and sets about 17:40 (9h 48m).
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