Time zone · Americas
PST
Paraguay Standard Time
Paraguay Standard Time (PST) is used exclusively by Paraguay, with Asuncion as its representative city. Since Paraguay abolished daylight saving time in 2024, clocks stay on UTC-03:00 year-round, removing the hassle of seasonal clock changes for residents and international teams alike.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Current offset
UTC-03:00
Standard · -03
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About PST
A fixed, year-round offset.
Paraguay Standard Time (PST) is used exclusively by Paraguay, with Asuncion as its representative city. Since Paraguay abolished daylight saving time in 2024, clocks stay on UTC-03:00 year-round, removing the hassle of seasonal clock changes for residents and international teams alike.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to PST.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across PST
Local time, city by city.
1 city
Where PST is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC-03:00
Other zones at UTC-03:00 right now.
These named zones share PST's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
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PST to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about PST, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Why did Paraguay abolish daylight saving?
- In October 2024 Paraguay made its summer time permanent: clocks stayed on UTC-03:00 instead of falling back to UTC-04:00, which ended the twice-yearly clock change.
- How does Paraguay’s year-round UTC-03:00 affect business with North America?
- Asuncion is 2 hours ahead of New York during the U.S. winter and 1 hour ahead while the U.S. is on daylight saving time, so the gap changes twice a year even though Paraguay's clocks don't.
- Does PST (Paraguay Standard Time) conflict with other uses of 'PST'?
- Yes—timezone.io uses 'PST' specifically for Paraguay Standard Time, distinct from Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00).
- Is Paraguay close to the equator?
- Paraguay sits deep in the Southern Hemisphere, between roughly 20°S and 27°S latitude. This means relatively modest variation in day length through the year, which partly explains the modest benefit daylight saving once offered.
- What is the biggest advantage of Paraguay having a fixed offset?
- No more surprise clock changes. Schedules with global partners stay predictable all year, and Paraguayans get consistent daily routines without the twice-yearly adjustment headaches.
- Which regions share Paraguay’s time?
- Paraguay shares UTC-03:00 all year with Argentina (including Buenos Aires), Uruguay, and much of Brazil, including Sao Paulo. None of them change their clocks.
- How did Paraguay historically handle daylight saving?
- For decades Paraguay used UTC-04:00 as standard time and moved its clocks forward to UTC-03:00 each summer. In October 2024 it kept UTC-03:00 permanently, ending the seasonal changes.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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This time zone, as JSON.
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