- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
America/Santo_Domingo
Observatory log
Puerto Plata, observed
- 01Time zone
Atlantic Standard Time
AST · UTC−4 · IANA
America/Santo_Domingo- 02Daylight saving
Dominican Republic does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on AST (UTC−4) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:38Sunset18:17Day length11 h 39 minSolar noon12:27
MoonFirst quarter, 50% lit
Golden hour06:25–07:08 · 17:47–18:31
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Dominican Republic is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic uses a single time zone: America/Santo_Domingo.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
19.79° N, 70.69° W
Differences
Puerto Plata and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from Puerto PlataDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +5 h | |
 New York | Same time | |
| Los Angeles | −3 h | |
| Chicago | −1 h | |
 São Paulo | +1 h | |
 Paris | +6 h | |
 Dubai | +8 h | |
 Mumbai | +9 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +12 h | |
 Hong Kong | +12 h | |
 Tokyo | +13 h |
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Questions
Asked about Puerto Plata
What time zone is Puerto Plata in?
Puerto Plata uses Atlantic Standard Time (AST), UTC−4. Its IANA time-zone ID is America/Santo_Domingo.
Does Dominican Republic use daylight saving time?
No. Dominican Republic does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Puerto Plata today?
Today in Puerto Plata the sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 18:17, giving 11 h 39 min of daylight.