Peru
Time now in Buenos Aires
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 05:43Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
101
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
05:43
Day length
11h 41m
Coordinates
-15.91, -72.48
Time difference from Buenos Aires
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Buenos Aires right now.
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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.
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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Buenos Aires day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
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/Lima, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- 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).
- Does Buenos Aires change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Buenos Aires keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Buenos Aires in?
- Buenos Aires uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
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