Geographic position of Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 38.0004° S, 57.5562° W.

Mar del Plata lies in the temperate latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Mar del Plata

The point on Earth exactly opposite Mar del Plata is near Weihai - when it's noon in Mar del Plata, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Mar del Plata

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is currently in Spring. Spring begins around September 22, which is 5 days from now.

Because Mar del Plata is in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is spring here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Mar del Plata

In Mar del Plata, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 14h 48m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 9h 31m, a difference of roughly 5h 17m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Mar del Plata's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Mar del Plata at 38.00° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Mar del Plata

With a population of 593,337, Mar del Plata ranks as the 4th most populous city in Argentina, out of 250 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata uses the IANA time zone identifier America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires. The current local offset is UTC-3 / -03.

Mar del Plata does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Mar del Plata

Business hours in Mar del Plata (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Los Angeles: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• London: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Dubai: 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 5:30 PM - 1:30 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 9:00 PM - 5:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Argentina

Public Holidays Affecting Mar del Plata

Official national holiday observed in Argentina.

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