Montevideo to Santa Teresa: time difference
Santa Teresa 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 11:40 11:40 AM Santa Teresa 08:40 8:40 AM You –:–
11:40 11:40 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:04
08:40 8:40 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:30 · 🌙 17:22
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−3 h
Santa Teresa is 3 h behind Montevideo.
When you, Montevideo and Santa Teresa 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
🇨🇷 Santa Teresa
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Teresa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:40 | 08:40 |
| 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 05:30 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 13 h 7 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,319,108 | 3,099 |
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Montevideo and Santa Teresa: common questions
What is the time difference between Montevideo and Santa Teresa?
Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa?
At 9:00 AM in Montevideo, clocks in Santa Teresa show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Montevideo, what time is it in Santa Teresa?
At 6:00 PM in Montevideo, clocks in Santa Teresa show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Teresa from Montevideo?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Montevideo – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Teresa – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Teresa?
Until 3:00 AM in Montevideo it is still the previous day in Santa Teresa. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Santa Teresa it is already the next day in Montevideo.
Does the time difference between Montevideo and Santa Teresa change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
