Montevideo to Ames, IA: time difference
Ames, IA is 2 h behind Montevideo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Montevideo 16:26 4:26 PM Ames, IA 14:26 2:26 PM You –:–
16:26 4:26 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 19:02
14:26 2:26 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 18:30
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−2 h
Ames, IA is 2 h behind Montevideo.
When you, Montevideo and Ames, IA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇾 Montevideo
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
🇺🇸 Ames, IA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇾 Montevideo | 🇺🇸 Ames, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:26 | 14:26 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Montevideo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 1,319,108 | 66,427 |
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Montevideo and Ames, IA: common questions
How many hours behind Montevideo is Ames, IA?
The clocks in Ames are 2 hours behind those in Montevideo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Montevideo, what time is it in Ames, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Montevideo, clocks in Ames show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Montevideo, what time is it in Ames, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Montevideo, clocks in Ames show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Montevideo and in Ames, IA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Montevideo, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Ames.
Until what time in Montevideo is it still yesterday in Ames, IA?
Before 2:00 AM in Montevideo, the date in Ames has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Ames, it is already the next day in Montevideo.
Is the time difference between Montevideo and Ames, IA, the same all year?
No. Only Ames switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Ames will be 3 hours behind Montevideo.
