UTC−3 time now
UTC−3 is behind UTC by 3 hours.
UTC−3 is also written GMT−3 or UTC-03:00 in ISO 8601. It is the same time everywhere on this offset, all year: a UTC offset never moves for daylight saving time, places do.
Countries on UTC−3 all year
- Argentina: Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, La Plata, Bahia Blanca, San Nicolas, Córdoba
- Brazil: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Curitiba
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Paraguay: Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Ciudad del Este, Encarnacion
- Suriname: Paramaribo
- Uruguay: Montevideo, Rivera, Salto
On UTC−3 for part of the year
These places use UTC−3 only during daylight saving time or only outside it.
- Bermuda (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- Canada: Halifax (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- Chile: Santiago, Concepcion, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Antofagasta, Talcahuano (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- St Pierre and Miquelon (UTC−2 the rest of the year)
For a specific city, with its daylight saving dates, use the time zone converter or the world clock.
All UTC offsets
- UTC−12
- UTC−11
- UTC−10
- UTC−9:30
- UTC−9
- UTC−8
- UTC−7
- UTC−6
- UTC−5
- UTC−4
- UTC−3:30
- UTC−3
- UTC−2
- UTC−1
- UTC
- UTC+1
- UTC+2
- UTC+3
- UTC+3:30
- UTC+4
- UTC+4:30
- UTC+5
- UTC+5:30
- UTC+5:45
- UTC+6
- UTC+6:30
- UTC+7
- UTC+8
- UTC+8:45
- UTC+9
- UTC+9:30
- UTC+10
- UTC+10:30
- UTC+11
- UTC+12
- UTC+12:45
- UTC+13
- UTC+13:45
- UTC+14
Questions people ask
Is UTC−3 the same as GMT−3?
Yes. On the clock they show the same time. GMT is the old name for the time at Greenwich; UTC is the modern atomic standard. Offsets are written the same way with either name.
What time is it in UTC−3 right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current time in UTC−3, corrected by an internet time check, so it stays right even if your device clock is off.
Which countries use UTC−3?
All year: Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay.
Does UTC−3 change for daylight saving time?
No. A UTC offset never changes. What changes is which places use it: a place on daylight saving time moves to a different offset, usually one hour ahead. 4 countries use UTC−3 for only part of the year.