Current local time in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is on Argentina Standard Time (UTC−3) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

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Key facts

Time zone
Argentina Standard TimeIANA: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
UTC offset
UTC−3same all year
Next clock change
None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
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Country
ArgentinaSouth America · capital city
Population
2.9 millioncity proper, GeoNames
Dialling code
+54currency: Peso (ARS)
Coordinates
34.61° S, 58.38° WSouthern Hemisphere

The sun in Buenos Aires today

 

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from Buenos Aires

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

CityLocal timevs Buenos AiresOffice hours overlap
GB London--:-- 4h ahead5h (09:00–14:00 in Buenos Aires)
US New York--:-- 1h behind8h (10:00–18:00 in Buenos Aires)
US Los Angeles--:-- 4h behind5h (13:00–18:00 in Buenos Aires)
FR Paris--:-- 5h ahead4h (09:00–13:00 in Buenos Aires)
AE Dubai--:-- 7h ahead2h (09:00–11:00 in Buenos Aires)
IN New Delhi--:-- 8h 30m aheadNone
SG Singapore--:-- 11h aheadNone
CN Shanghai--:-- 11h aheadNone
JP Tokyo--:-- 12h aheadNone
KR Seoul--:-- 12h aheadNone
AU Sydney--:-- 13h aheadNone
BR São Paulo--:-- same time9h (09:00–18:00 in Buenos Aires)

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC−3 all year. The last clock change here was on Saturday, 14 March 2009. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Buenos Aires shifts by an hour for them, not here.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in Buenos Aires

All of Argentina keeps the same standard time as Buenos Aires (UTC−3).

Buenos Aires used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Saturday, 14 March 2009, and clocks have stayed on UTC−3 since.

Buenos Aires’s clocks run about 54m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 13:00 rather than 12:00 in March.

Sunrise and sunset in Buenos Aires, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January05:4420:0914h 26m
February06:1320:0013h 47m
March06:4019:3112h 50m
April07:0518:4811h 43m
May07:2918:1110h 43m
June07:5117:519h 59m
July08:0117:539h 52m
August07:4718:1210h 25m
September07:1218:3411h 22m
October06:3018:5612h 26m
November05:5119:2213h 30m
December05:3419:5114h 17m

Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 14h 29m of daylight (sunrise 05:37, sunset 20:05). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 9h 50m.

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Questions about time in Buenos Aires

What time zone is Buenos Aires in?

Buenos Aires uses the America/Argentina/Buenos Aires time zone (Argentina Standard Time), UTC−3.

Does Buenos Aires observe daylight saving time?

No. Buenos Aires stays on UTC−3 all year; it last changed its clocks on Saturday, 14 March 2009.

What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and New York?

Right now New York is 1h behind Buenos Aires. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Buenos Aires does not.

What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and London?

London is 4h ahead of Buenos Aires right now. Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day.

When is sunrise and sunset in Buenos Aires?

It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 05:37 and sets about 20:05 (14h 29m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 08:00 and sets about 17:50 (9h 50m).

Answers reflect the rules in force when this page was built; the live clock and next change above always use the current rules in your browser.