Montevideo to Puntarenas: time difference
Puntarenas 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 16:05 4:05 PM Puntarenas 13:05 1:05 PM You –:–
16:05 4:05 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:01
13:05 1:05 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−3 h
Puntarenas is 3 h behind Montevideo.
When you, Montevideo and Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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 | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:05 | 13:05 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 1,319,108 | 70,000 |
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Montevideo and Puntarenas: common questions
How many hours behind Montevideo is Puntarenas?
The clocks in Puntarenas are 3 hours behind those in Montevideo (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Montevideo, what time is it in Puntarenas?
At 9:00 AM in Montevideo, clocks in Puntarenas show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Puntarenas when it is 6:00 PM in Montevideo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Montevideo, it is 3:00 PM in Puntarenas.
When do working hours in Montevideo and in Puntarenas overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Montevideo, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Puntarenas.
When is it still the previous day in Puntarenas?
Until 3:00 AM in Montevideo it is still the previous day in Puntarenas. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Puntarenas it is already the next day in Montevideo.
Is the time difference between Montevideo and Puntarenas the same all year?
Yes. Neither Montevideo nor Puntarenas switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
