Brazil
Time now in Buenos Aires
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:21Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Recife
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
12,537
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:21
Day length
11h 54m
Coordinates
-7.72, -35.32
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
The zone identifier America/Recife is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Recife keeps pointing at Recife time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Buenos Aires sits at latitude -7.72, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 54m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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 12:00–20:00 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
- What are normal business hours in Buenos Aires in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Buenos Aires runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires is UTC −3 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 −3 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/Recife (UTC −3).
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