La Plata in numbers
- Coordinates
- -34.9215, -57.9545
- Population
- 195 443
- Region
- Buenos Aires
- Country
- Argentina, South America
- Capital
- Buenos Aires — 52 km away
- Same name
- 38 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The local time of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina is presented here, in line with the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires zone (−3).
La Plata, Argentina
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Local time in La Plata
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in La Plata, Buenos Aires.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 7:15 PM Daylight 13 h 15 min Night 10 h 45 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 7:41 PM
Weather in La Plata right now
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La Plata and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 1900 LA PLATA
- 4198 LA PLATA
- 5713 LA PLATA
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Buenos Aires
- Mar Del Plata 593 337
- Avellaneda 367 554
- Bahia Blanca 299 101
- Merlo 268 961
- Quilmes 262 379
- Laferrere 248 362
Other places named La Plata
- La Plata Huila Department, Colombia
- La Plata Maryland, United States
- La Plata Missouri, United States
- La Plata New Mexico, United States
- La Plata Durango, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Buenos Aires Argentina
Nearby places
- Barrio Gambier — 3.2 km
- Barrio Universitario — 3.4 km
- Dique Número Uno — 3.5 km
- Villa Elvira — 3.7 km
- Villa Argüello — 3.8 km
- Villa Catela — 3.9 km
Time and daylight in La Plata
La Plata is split into 3 postal code areas.
La Plata counts hours by America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, which stands at UTC−3. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Today at La Plata, the sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 7:15 PM. That gives 13 h 15 min of daylight.
You will find the same time in Barrio Gambier and Barrio Universitario, both near La Plata.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in La Plata based on?
- The clock in La Plata is based on America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, with an offset of −3.
- Does La Plata keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in La Plata: No.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in La Plata.
- The sunrise hour is 5:59 AM.