Argentina
Time now in Buenos Aires
Sunrise 07:26Sunset 06:26Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,891,082
Sunrise
07:26
Sunset
06:26
Day length
11h 00m
Coordinates
-34.61, -58.38
Time difference from Buenos Aires
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Buenos Aires right now.
Buenos Aires on the map
About the time in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires runs on America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 2,891,082 people live in Buenos Aires, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires keeps pointing at Buenos Aires time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Buenos Aires change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Buenos Aires keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Buenos Aires today?
- Sunrise is at 07:26 and sunset at 06:26, giving 11h 00m of daylight.
- What time is it in Buenos Aires right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Buenos Aires, updating every second from America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires (UTC −3).
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