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AMT – Amazon Time (Standard Time)

Caution: This is NOT the current local time in most locations in that time zone

South America: Only some locations are currently on AMT because most places in this time zone are currently on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing AMST.

Please use the search field on the right to find the correct local time in any city.

Time zone map of AMT
Currently observing AMT.
Observes AMT part of the year.
Areas with same time currently (UTC -4).
Currently observing AMT – Amazon Time.
Observes AMT – Amazon Time part of the year, but not currently.
Currently has same time zone offset as AMT (UTC -4) but different time zone name.

Amazon Time (AMT) is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: South America.

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Summer Time & DST

Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use AMST (Amazon Summer Time) in the summer.

Email Time Zone Indicator: -0400

An email sent from someone in the Amazon Time (AMT) time zone will have the time zone listed as "-0400" in the headers of the email. (However, "-0400" does not have to be in Amazon Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).

Where and When is AMT Observed?

South America

Brazilian states using AMT in the winter and AMST in the summer:

  • Mato Grosso (some exceptions, but including Cuiabá) Show

    Água Boa, Alto da Boa Vista, Alto Araguaia, Alto Taquari, Araguaiana, Araguainha, Barra do Garças, Bom Jesus do Araguaia, Campinápolis, Canabrava do Norte, Canarana, Cocalinho, Confresa, General Carneiro, Luciara, Nova Nazaré, Nova Xavantina, Novo Santo Antônio, Novo São Joaquim, Pontal do Araguaia, Ponte Branca, Porto Alegre do Norte, Querência, Ribeirão Cascalheira, Ribeirãozinho, Santa Cruz do Xingu, Santa Terezinha, São Félix do Araguaia, São José do Xingu, Serra Nova Dourada, Torixoréu e Vila Rica.

  • Mato Grosso Do Sul (includes Campo Grande)

Brazilian states using AMT all year:

  • Amazonas (includes Manaus), except western part
  • Rondônia (includes Porto Velho)
  • Roraima (includes Boa Vista)

Other Time Zones in UTC -4

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as AMT, but can be found under a different name:

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AMT time now

2:16:07pm

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Did you mean AMST?

  • AMT will be observed in Cuiabá starting from Feb 18, 2018 at 12:00 am
  • UTC Offset: UTC -4
  • Same time as Washington DC
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Other time zones named AMT

AMT – Armenia Time

Example cities

Brazil – Manaus (All Year)
Brazil – Cuiabá (Winter)

Related time zones

AMST – Amazon Summer Time (Daylight Time)

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