About the time in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is a city in Argentina. It uses the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires time zone, which is currently UTC-3 — that is, -3 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Buenos Aires does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Buenos Aires is 1 hour ahead of New York and 4 hours behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Buenos Aires in?

Buenos Aires follows the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires time zone (UTC-3). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Buenos Aires observe daylight saving time?

No — Buenos Aires keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Buenos Aires

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Buenos Aires's coordinates (-34.6°, -58.38°) and shown in local Buenos Aires time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Buenos Aires's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.