Montevideo to Puerto Plata: time difference
Puerto Plata is 1 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 07:44 7:44 AM Puerto Plata 06:44 6:44 AM You –:–
07:44 7:44 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 19:03
06:44 6:44 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Puerto Plata is 1 h behind Montevideo.
When you, Montevideo and Puerto Plata 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
🇩🇴 Puerto Plata
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇾 Montevideo | 🇩🇴 Puerto Plata |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:44 | 06:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Montevideo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | America/Santo Domingo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 13 h 5 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 1,319,108 | 130,000 |
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Montevideo and Puerto Plata: common questions
How many hours behind Montevideo is Puerto Plata?
The clocks in Puerto Plata are 1 hour behind those in Montevideo (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Montevideo, what time is it in Puerto Plata?
At 9:00 AM in Montevideo, clocks in Puerto Plata show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Puerto Plata at the end of the working day in Montevideo?
The working day in Montevideo ends at 6:00 PM; in Puerto Plata it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Puerto Plata from Montevideo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Montevideo – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Puerto Plata – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Puerto Plata compared with Montevideo?
The new day starts in Puerto Plata later: until 1:00 AM in Montevideo, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Puerto Plata, Montevideo is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Montevideo and Puerto Plata change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Montevideo nor in Puerto Plata, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
