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.
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
| City | Local time | vs Buenos Aires | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| US New York | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 8h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | same time | 9h |
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Best time to call Buenos Aires
Open in meeting planner →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
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:44 | 20:09 | 14h 26m |
| February | 06:13 | 20:00 | 13h 47m |
| March | 06:40 | 19:31 | 12h 50m |
| April | 07:05 | 18:48 | 11h 43m |
| May | 07:29 | 18:11 | 10h 43m |
| June | 07:51 | 17:51 | 9h 59m |
| July | 08:01 | 17:53 | 9h 52m |
| August | 07:47 | 18:12 | 10h 25m |
| September | 07:12 | 18:34 | 11h 22m |
| October | 06:30 | 18:56 | 12h 26m |
| November | 05:51 | 19:22 | 13h 30m |
| December | 05:34 | 19:51 | 14h 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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All 8 ways to travel →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).
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