Santa Cruz to Montevideo: time difference
Montevideo is 2 h ahead of Santa Cruz. 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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Santa Cruz 06:55 6:55 AM Montevideo 08:55 8:55 AM You –:–
06:55 6:55 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
08:55 8:55 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 19:11
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+2 h
Montevideo is 2 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Montevideo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇲 Santa Cruz
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
🇺🇾 Montevideo
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz | 🇺🇾 Montevideo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:55 | 08:55 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Uruguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Montevideo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 19:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 13 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 8,217 | 1,319,108 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Montevideo: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Montevideo?
Montevideo is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Montevideo?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Montevideo show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Montevideo?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Montevideo show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Montevideo from Santa Cruz?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Montevideo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Montevideo?
From 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Montevideo. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Montevideo it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz.
Does the time difference between Santa Cruz and Montevideo change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
