Peru
Time now in Buenos Aires
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 06:24Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
191
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
06:24
Day length
11h 58m
Coordinates
-5.33, -80.65
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/Lima, which puts the city UTC −5 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 191 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.
Clocks in Buenos Aires stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Peru.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Buenos Aires change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Buenos Aires keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- 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/Lima (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Buenos Aires in?
- Buenos Aires uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
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