Time in Uruguay

Uruguay keeps one time: Uruguay Time, UTC−3 all year, with no daylight saving time. Uruguay borders Brazil and Argentina. Its capital is Montevideo.

Uruguay and the countries around it
Uruguay TimeUTC-03:00Montevideo, Salto, and MaldonadoAmerica/Montevideo
Uruguay (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population
3,449,299 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area
68,039 sq mi (176,220 km²)
Currency
Peso (UYU)
Languages
Spanish (Uruguay)
Calling code
+598
Driving side
Right
Country code (ISO)
UY
Coordinates (central point)
-32.526632, -55.818656

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.

Local time in the largest cities

Montevideo, Salto, Maldonado, Rivera, Paysandú, Las Piedras, Tacuarembó, and Melo all keep Uruguay Time, like the rest of Uruguay.

Time in neighboring countries

CountryLocal time nowDifference from Uruguay
BrazilUTC−3 all yearsame time
ArgentinaUTC−3 all yearsame time

Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.

Check the time at a point

Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.

Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.