Current Time in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Puerto Rico
It's 4:15 PM AST (UTC-04:00) in Puerto Rico on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Puerto Rico does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-4 all year.
- Time zone
- Atlantic Standard Time
- IANA: America/Puerto_Rico
- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00 (AST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-4 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
San Juan
Bayamón
Carolina
Ponce
How Puerto Rico writes dates and times
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- month-day-year, e.g. 11/25/2026 · 25 de noviembre de 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 p. m.
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the es-PR locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Puerto Rico
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Veterans DayDía del Veterano / Día del ArmisticioWed, 11 November 2026 · in 6 days
- Discovery of Puerto RicoDía del Descubrimiento de Puerto RicoThu, 19 November 2026 · in 14 days
- Thanksgiving DayDía de Acción de GraciasThu, 26 November 2026 · in 21 days
- Christmas EveNoche BuenaThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayNavidadFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
Time difference from Puerto Rico
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Puerto Rico time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 12 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 15 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
Puerto Rico at a glance
- Capital
- San Juan
- Population
- 3,203,295
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
Questions about time in Puerto Rico
- What time is it in Puerto Rico right now?
- When this page was generated it was 4:15 PM AST (UTC-04:00) in Puerto Rico.
- How many time zones does Puerto Rico have?
- Puerto Rico uses one time zone, Atlantic Standard Time (IANA ID America/Puerto_Rico).
- Does Puerto Rico observe daylight saving time?
- No. Puerto Rico does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-4 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Puerto Rico?
- The next national public holiday is Veterans Day on Wed, 11 November 2026.