Brazil
Time now in Buenos Aires
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:21Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Recife
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:21
Day length
11h 54m
Coordinates
-7.72, -35.33
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/Recife, 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.
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.
Buenos Aires follows the civil time used across its region of Brazil; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- 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).
- Which time zone is Buenos Aires in?
- Buenos Aires uses America/Recife, currently UTC −3.
11,576 places in Brazil
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.