Puerto Plata uses America/Santo_Domingo — UTC-04:00 (AST) in standard time. It is located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Puerto Plata's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Puerto Plata uses UTC-04:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-04:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Puerto Plata is America/Santo_Domingo. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP). Calling code: +1-809. Languages: Spanish.
Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata; (French: Port-de-Plate) is a major coastal city in the Dominican Republic, and capital of the Puerto Plata Province. The city is a major trading port as well as a tourism hub; Puerto Plata has resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, which are located east of the city proper.
There are 100,000 hotel beds in the city. The first aerial tramway of the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata, in which visitors can ride up to the Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793-meter (2600-foot) high mountain within the city.
The city's history dates back to the early 16th century, when Spanish colonists founded a small colonial settlement in the region. During the first decades of the existence of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, the settlement was considered the main commercial and maritime port of the island.
In 1605, it was depopulated and destroyed during the Devastations of Osorio to counter raids by privateers and pirates. A hundred years later, the city was repopulated with farmers from the Canary Islands. From 1822 to 1844 the city was under Haitian control. From 1844 on began the period of the republic, in which the city began...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Puerto Plata. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
146,000 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
America/Santo_Domingo · UTC-04:00 (AST).
No daylight saving time.
Dominican Peso (DOP) · +1-809.
Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, Ponce
Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP) about 13 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 28.9°C and lows 23.2°C. Warmest month: September (average high 31.3°C); coolest month: February (average low 20.4°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The Municipality of San Felipe de Puerto Plata is prominent in agribusiness and tourism, making it a major contributor to the economic growth of the entire country. Other forms of income and economic development that serve to support some segments of the population include port management, sea vessel production, fishing, and textiles. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Puerto Plata · IANA zone: America/Santo_Domingo · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Puerto Plata and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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