Alajuela to Montevideo: time difference
Montevideo is 3 h ahead of Alajuela. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alajuela 05:24 5:24 AM Montevideo 08:24 8:24 AM You –:–
05:24 5:24 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
08:24 8:24 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:00
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+3 h
Montevideo is 3 h ahead of Alajuela.
When you, Alajuela and Montevideo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Alajuela
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇾 Montevideo
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Alajuela | 🇺🇾 Montevideo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:24 | 08:24 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Uruguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Alajuela | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Montevideo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 19:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 1,319,108 |
Compare Alajuela with another city
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Alajuela and Montevideo: common questions
How many hours ahead of Alajuela is Montevideo?
The clocks in Montevideo are 3 hours ahead of those in Alajuela (UTC−3 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Alajuela, what time is it in Montevideo?
At 9:00 AM in Alajuela, clocks in Montevideo show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Montevideo at the end of the working day in Alajuela?
The working day in Alajuela ends at 6:00 PM; in Montevideo it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Montevideo from Alajuela?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Alajuela – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Montevideo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Montevideo compared with Alajuela?
The new day starts in Montevideo earlier: at 9:00 PM in Alajuela it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Montevideo, Alajuela is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Alajuela and Montevideo change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
