UTC offset

UTC−03:00

3 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time — the clock of Brazil, Paraguay, Bermuda and 9 more.

Also written GMT−3 · −03:00 · military time zone P · Papa
Time at UTC−03:00 now
--:--:--
vs UTC
−03:00
UTC now
--:--
Military
P · Papa

Zones here now

35

Araguaina · Asuncion · Bahia

Countries

12

🇧🇷 Brazil · 🇵🇾 Paraguay · 🇧🇲 Bermuda

Seasonal shifts

7

zones that hop rungs with DST

Largest city

São Paulo

11.5M metro · -03

Who keeps UTC−03:00

35 zones right now — the rung breathes with DST.

6 of the zones keeping UTC−03:00 right now are only visiting — daylight saving moves them between rungs. One neighbour, Miquelon, is based here but is spending the season a rung away.

Time zoneZone identifierCountryAbbr.DST behaviour
Year-round · here every day of the year
Seasonal · here until the next clock change
Based here, currently away
St. Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time returns to this page when its clocks change back.

Major cities at UTC−03:00

Where it's --:-- right now.

ordered by population · each links to its city page

Compare & convert

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Times below are live conversions against each reference's current offset — daylight saving included.

Convert São Paulo → your city →
Reference…it isDay shift
UTC ±00:0015:00same day
New York EDT11:00same day
London BST16:00same day
Paris CEST17:00same day
Tokyo JST00:00next day
Sydney AEST01:00next day

About this offset

One rung, twelve flags.

UTC−03:00 is kept by 35 zones across Brazil, Paraguay, Bermuda and 9 more. Its population shifts with the seasons: 6 zones are only here while daylight saving lasts. One zone based here is currently away on the next rung.

Frequently asked questions

Answers generated from live data for UTC−03:00. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What time is it at UTC−03:00 right now?
UTC−03:00 is always exactly 3 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, every day of the year. The clock at the top of this page shows its current time live — in military usage this offset is zone P (Papa).
Which countries use UTC−03:00?
29 territories keep UTC−03:00 year-round: Brazil (America/Araguaina), Paraguay (America/Asuncion), Brazil (America/Bahia), Brazil (America/Belem). Others visit seasonally through daylight saving.
Is São Paulo always on UTC−03:00?
Yes. São Paulo does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays at UTC−03:00 every day of the year.
What's the difference between UTC−03:00 and BST?
UTC−03:00 is the numeric offset; BST (Brasilia Standard Time) is one named time zone that keeps it. Other zones can share the offset while following entirely different rules and history — same clock, different identity.

Walk the ladder

Adjacent offsets.

Free · Developer API

This offset, as JSON.

Query every zone at UTC−03:00 — including the seasonal drifters — in one call.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// every zone at UTC−03:00, right now
GET /v1/timezones?offset=-03:00
{
"data": [
{ "iana": "America/Araguaina", … },
{ "iana": "America/Asuncion", … },
{ "iana": "America/Bahia", … },
]
}