What time is it in El Calafate right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Calafate, Argentina, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos. El Calafate is 3 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is El Calafate in?

El Calafate uses ART (Argentina Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos, and the current UTC offset is UTC−3.

Does El Calafate observe daylight saving time?

No. El Calafate stays on UTC−3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in El Calafate?

Open the time zone converter for El Calafate to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina

El Calafate is on ART (Argentina Standard Time), UTC−3. El Calafate does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

El Calafate, Argentina

12:02 PM:39ART

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−3

Country: Argentina
Region: Santa Cruz
Lat/Long: 50°20'S / 72°17'W
Elevation: 205 m
Population: 22,844
Currency: Peso (ARS)
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian, German
Dialling code: +54

Time zone in El Calafate

Time zone
ART
Argentina Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC−3
3 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
El Calafate keeps UTC−3

El Calafate keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos, one of 12 time zones in use in Argentina. El Calafate does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in El Calafate today

Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Day length
14 hours 19 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to El Calafate for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 50°20'S / 72°17'W.

Time difference between El Calafate and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind El Calafate. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to El Calafate
City	Local time	Compared to El Calafate
New YorkUnited States	Tue 11:02 AM	−1h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 8:02 AM	−4h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 10:02 AM	−2h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 11:02 AM	−1h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 9:02 AM	−3h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 12:02 PM	Same time
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 3:02 PM	+3h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 4:02 PM	+4h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 4:02 PM	+4h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 4:02 PM	+4h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 5:02 PM	+5h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 7:02 PM	+7h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 8:32 PM	+8h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 11:02 PM	+11h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 11:02 PM	+11h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Wed 12:02 AM	+12h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Wed 2:02 AM	+14h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 4:02 AM	+16h (ahead)

Other cities near El Calafate

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.