What is the time zone of Uruguay?
The country is in the Uruguay Time zone. All places including the capital Montevideo have the same time, there are no exceptions. Uruguay is not observing daylight savings so the clock remains unchanged during the year.
- Uruguay Time (UT):– 3:00 UTC (behind)
Time of neighboring islands and countries
You might change time zones when you travel outside Uruguay.
To Brazil:
When crossing the border with Brazil the time remains the same. The time will change as you travel towards the inland and west side of the country.
To Argentina:
You will enter the Argentina Time zone, but the time remains the same all year round
Uruguay Daylight Savings Time (DST)
There is no daylight savings time.
Other countries in South America
You can check out information and maps of other South American countries by clicking below links.
| -5 UTC/GMT | -4 UTC/GMT | -3 UTC/GMT |
| Colombia | Bolivia | Argentina |
| Easter Island | Brazil * | Brazil * |
| Ecuador | Chile | Falkland Islands |
| Peru | Guyana | French Guiana |
| Paraguay | Suriname | |
| Venezuela | Uruguay | |
| -6 UTC/GMT | ||
| Galapagos Islands |