Time difference between Puerto Rico and New York City

New York City is 1 hours behind Puerto Rico.

America/Argentina/Cordoba America/New_York same day

Local time in both cities

Puerto Rico · Argentina
07:18
Monday, 21 September 2026
America/Argentina/Cordoba · UTC-03:00
New York City · United States
06:18
Monday, 21 September 2026
America/New_York · UTC-04:00

New York City is 1 hours behind Puerto Rico.

same day

Time zones

Puerto RicoAmerica/Argentina/Cordoba · UTC-03:00
New York CityAmerica/New_York · UTC-04:00

Puerto Rico does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.

New York City is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.

Hour-by-hour conversion

Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Puerto Rico. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.

Puerto Rico (source) New York City (target)
00:00 23:00 prev day
01:00 00:00
02:00 01:00
03:00 02:00
04:00 03:00
05:00 04:00
06:00 05:00
07:00 06:00
08:00 07:00
09:00 08:00
10:00 09:00
11:00 10:00
12:00 11:00
13:00 12:00
14:00 13:00
15:00 14:00
16:00 15:00
17:00 16:00
18:00 17:00
19:00 18:00
20:00 19:00
21:00 20:00
22:00 21:00
23:00 22:00

FAQ

How many hours apart are Puerto Rico and New York City right now?
The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
Is this difference the same all year?
Not necessarily. Puerto Rico uses America/Argentina/Cordoba and New York City uses America/New_York; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
How do I read the conversion table?
The left column lists each whole hour in Puerto Rico; the right column is the local time in New York City at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.

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