Daylight saving time in Uruguay

Since 2004, Uruguay had usually observed daylight saving time. Starting in 2006, DST begins on the first Sunday in October and ends on the second Sunday in March of every year.{{cite web|url=http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF|title=Decreto 1303/06|language=Spanish|publisher=Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613085140/http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF|archive-date=2011-06-13}}

Time zone changed from Standard Time Zone UTC−03:00 to UTC−02:00.

On 30 June 2015 however, Uruguayan government decided to abolish DST from this year putting the country in UTC−03:00 throughout the 2015-2016 Summer.{{cite news|url=http://www.elobservador.com.uy/gobierno-resolvio-que-no-habra-cambio-horario-verano-n656787|title=Gobierno resolvió que no habrá cambio horario de verano|language=Spanish|trans-title=The Government has decided that there will be no change in daylight saving time|date=30 June 2015|newspaper=El Observador}}

In September 2016 the president issued the same decision for that year, keeping the country in UTC−03:00 during the 2016-2017 Summer also.{{cite news|url=http://www.elobservador.com.uy/vazquez-confirmo-que-no-habra-cambio-hora-n976719|title=Vázquez confirmó que no habrá cambio de hora|language=Spanish|trans-title=Vázquez confirmed that there will be no time change|date=26 September 2016|newspaper=El Observador}} There is some discussion/concern over the lack of clarity as to the state of summer time in future years.{{cite news|url=http://www.elobservador.com.uy/el-cambio-hora-definicion-genera-alerta-agentes-turisticos-n975468|title=El cambio de hora sin definición genera alerta en agentes turísticos|language=Spanish|trans-title=The time change without definition generates an alert in tourist agentsdate=23 September 2016|newspaper=El Observador}}