Montevideo to El Progreso: time difference
El Progreso is 3 h behind Montevideo. 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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Montevideo 18:17 6:17 PM El Progreso 15:17 3:17 PM You –:–
18:17 6:17 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:04
15:17 3:17 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:29
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−3 h
El Progreso is 3 h behind Montevideo.
When you, Montevideo and El Progreso 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
🇭🇳 El Progreso
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇾 Montevideo | 🇭🇳 El Progreso |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:17 | 15:17 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Montevideo | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | America/Tegucigalpa |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 13 h 7 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,319,108 | 100,810 |
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Montevideo and El Progreso: common questions
What is the time difference between Montevideo and El Progreso?
El Progreso is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Montevideo is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Montevideo, what time is it in El Progreso?
At 9:00 AM in Montevideo, clocks in El Progreso show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Montevideo, what time is it in El Progreso?
At 6:00 PM in Montevideo, clocks in El Progreso show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call El Progreso from Montevideo?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Montevideo – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in El Progreso – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in El Progreso compared with Montevideo?
The new day starts in El Progreso later: until 3:00 AM in Montevideo, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in El Progreso, Montevideo is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Montevideo and El Progreso change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
