SOUTH AMERICA TIME ZONES - CURRENT TIME

South America uses five standard time zones. From west to east they are UTC - 5, UTC - 4, UTC - 4:30, UTC - 3 and UTC - 2. Countries in South America which use the UTC - 5 time zone are Colombia, Equador and Peru. UTC - 4:30 is the standard time in Venezuela. UTC - 4 is the standard time in Bolivia, part of Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay and UTC - 3 is the standard time for Argentina, part of Brazil and Uruguay. Several islands off the east coast of Brazil, including the twenty one islands in the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha observe UTC - 2 standard time. Easter Island which is a special territory of Chile and the Galapagos Islands which are a part of Ecuador observe UTC - 6 standard time. Most countries in Central America use the UTC - 6 time zone except for Panama which observes UTC - 5.

Brazil uses three time zones. Much of Brazil follows Brasilia official time which is UTC - 3. Daylight Saving Time in Brazil is observed by most of the southern, southeastern and central western states. View more information about time zones and daylight saving time in Brazil.

Daylight Saving Time in South America is used by several countries, including Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. In addition, Easter Island and the Falkland Islands, use daylight saving time. The beginning and ending times vary for each country. Due to their global position south of the equator, countries in South America usually start daylight saving time in October or November and end the usage in January through March.

South America Time Zone Map