Peru
Time now in Buenos Aires
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 05:56Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
82
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
05:56
Day length
11h 52m
Coordinates
-8.84, -74.39
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
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.
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.
The zone identifier America/Lima is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Lima keeps pointing at Lima time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- What are normal business hours in Buenos Aires in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Buenos Aires runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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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