Durazno Department, Uruguay
Durazno Department observes Uruguay Standard Time, UTC−3. Its capital, towns, and countryside all keep the same hour, while sunrise shifts according to the date and chosen coordinates.
Durazno, Uruguay
Saturday, 5 September 2026
UTC−3 · America/Montevideo
Time and sun data for Durazno — the largest city of Durazno Department
The sun in Durazno
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 32 min Night 12 h 28 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:57 PM
Uruguay · 44 cities
Largest cities
- Durazno 40 279
- Sarandi Del Yi 7 176
- Villa Del Carmen 2 703
- La Paloma 1 567
- Pueblo Centenario 1 136
- Santa Bernardina 1 094
- Blanquillo 1 084
- Carlos Reyles 976
All cities
- Aguas Buenas
- Baygorria
- Blanquillo
- Capilla De Farruco
- Carlos Reyles
- Carpinteria
- Ceibal
- Cerrezuelo
- Cerro Convento
- Colonia Rossell Y Rius
- Departamento De Durazno
- Durazno
- El Chaco
- Feliciano
- Gonzalez
- Jimenez
- La Alegria
- La Mazamorra
- La Paloma
- Las Canas
- Los Agregados
- Los Mezquitas
- Machado
- Maria Cejas
- Molles
- Mourino
- Ombues De Oribe
- Poblado De Castro
- Pueblo Centenario
- Pueblo De La Arena
- Rancherio Tejera
- Reynold
- Rincon De Cuadra
- Rincon Del Bonete
- Roja
- Rolon
- San Jorge
- San Jose De Las Canas
- Santa Bernardina
- Sarandi Del Yi
- Sauce
- Verdun
- Villa Carmen
- Villa Del Carmen
Current time in Durazno Department, Uruguay
The current local clock shown here applies throughout Durazno Department. Durazno city, Sarandí del Yí, Villa del Carmen, and smaller settlements do not have separate municipal time zones. Because the department occupies a central part of Uruguay, its time matches destinations in every direction within the country. Travelers can focus on journey duration and departure details without making a domestic clock adjustment. In central Uruguay, the road may turn many times; the time zone does not.
Reading UYT and UTC−3 correctly
UYT is the usual abbreviation for Uruguay Standard Time. UTC−3 means Durazno’s local hour is found by subtracting three hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Near the start of a UTC day, the resulting date in Durazno is still the previous one.
The department currently has no recurring daylight-saving clock change. Its numerical UTC offset remains stable across the seasons, even though sunrise, sunset, and total daylight do not. One official time applies across the department.
Durazno time is aligned with the rest of Uruguay. The local zone is three hours behind UTC. No seasonal adjustment is made to departmental clocks. A foreign location may change its own offset during the year.
When planning a remote meeting, write the location and date explicitly. This prevents an automatic calendar conversion, an old device setting, or a participant’s seasonal time change from shifting the intended appointment.
Urban references and sunrise planning
Durazno city is the departmental capital and the natural reference for local time services. Sarandí del Yí is another major town, while Villa del Carmen and Centenario are additional location points. Each follows precisely the same civil clock.
Sunrise calculations depend on latitude, longitude, and date. A value for Durazno city offers a useful general indication for the department, but someone farther east or west should choose a nearer locality if minutes matter to the activity.
Set the calendar to the intended local day. Select the closest available town or use exact coordinates. Check whether the service labels twilight separately. Allow for terrain, trees, buildings, fog, and cloud.
Sunrise data can help with an early drive, farm work, photography, or an outdoor event. It should be treated as an astronomical reference rather than a guarantee of visible sunshine, since the actual horizon and weather remain decisive.
Questions and answers
- Does all of Durazno Department use UTC−3?
- Yes. The capital, other towns, and rural districts all follow Uruguay Standard Time.
- Is Durazno time different from the time on Uruguay’s coast?
- No. Uruguay uses the same civil time nationwide.
- Why does sunrise move if the UTC offset stays fixed?
- The clock remains unchanged, but Earth’s seasonal relationship with the Sun changes the timing and length of daylight.