Sucre, Bolivia · UTC-4
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Sucre is in the America/La Paz timezone (-04/UTC-4), with no daylight saving time observed. Sucre is Bolivia’s constitutional capital, though the government functions largely from La Paz. It sits at about 2,800 meters elevation in a protected Andean valley, which gives it a mild climate compared to La Paz at 3,600 meters. The city is known for its colonial whitewashed architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bolivia runs on Bolivia Time (UTC-4) all year, with no daylight saving. Bolivia has not observed DST since 1932. At 19 degrees south, the seasonal daylight variation is moderate: roughly 13 hours in December (local summer) and about 11 hours in June. The fixed offset keeps scheduling simple across the country’s challenging geography.
birthplace of Bolivian independence
Sucre was the city where Bolivian independence was declared in 1825, after Simon Bolívar’s campaigns against Spanish colonial rule. The Casa de la Libertad, where the declaration was signed, is the city’s central historical monument.
The city’s relative isolation from the lowland economic activity of Santa Cruz and the political pressure of La Paz gives it a quieter pace. The university is one of the oldest in South America, and the student population gives Sucre a cultural liveliness out of proportion to its small size.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the eastern lowlands shares the same Bolivia Time offset.
9am in Sucre is 1pm in London in winter, 2pm during British Summer Time.
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Questions about time in Sucre
- What timezone is Sucre in?
- Sucre uses the IANA timezone
America/La_Paz. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Sucre observe daylight saving time?
- No. Sucre does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Sucre?
- Sucre is currently at UTC-4.
- What is the time difference between Sucre and London?
- Sucre is currently 5 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Sucre and Los Angeles?
- Sucre is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Sucre and Tokyo?
- Sucre is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Sucre?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Sucre is
America/La_Paz. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/La_Paz' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/La_Paz')`), or any IANA-compatible library.