Punta del Este keeps UTC-3 all year, 3 hours behind UTC. Punta del Este does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Punta del Este, Uruguay, to the second.
About time in Punta del Este
Punta del Este operates on the America/Montevideo time zone. Punta del Este is on UTC-3 all year, 3 hours behind UTC. Located in Uruguay at 34.96°S, 54.94°W, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Punta del Este, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Punta del Este right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Punta del Este, updated every second. Punta del Este is on UTC-3 all year, 3 hours behind UTC.
What time zone is Punta del Este in?
Punta del Este, Uruguay uses the America/Montevideo time zone. That is UTC-3 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Punta del Este observe daylight saving time?
No. Punta del Este stays on UTC-3 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Punta del Este?
Punta del Este is 3 hours behind UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Punta del Este.
Punta del Este time zone explained
Punta del Este follows the America/Montevideo time zone, UTC-3 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is -03 in January all year.
Time difference from Punta del Este to major cities
Punta del Este is 4 hours behind London
Punta del Este is 1 hour ahead of New York
Punta del Este is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Punta del Este is 5 hours behind Paris
Punta del Este is 7 hours behind Dubai
Punta del Este is 11 hours behind Singapore
Punta del Este is 12 hours behind Tokyo
Punta del Este is 13 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 07:10 (solar time) in June and about 04:49 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 04:56
Feb 05:21
Mar 05:52
Apr 06:26
May 06:55
Jun 07:10
Jul 07:03
Aug 06:39
Sep 06:06
Oct 05:32
Nov 05:03
Dec 04:49
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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