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.

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

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