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Timezone Insight

The timezone in Buenos Aires is America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires (GMT-3).

Its current offset is GMT-03:00 (GMT-3).

What is the Timezone of Buenos Aires?

Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires timezone used by Buenos Aires, Argentina.

IANA Name
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Current Offset
GMT-03:00
Standard time
Country
Argentina
America region
Abbreviation
GMT-3
-34.60°, -58.38°

IANA Timezone Data

RegionArgentina
Database NameAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Standard AbbreviationGMT-3
UTC OffsetGMT-03:00
DST StatusInactive
Coordinates-34.6037°, -58.3816°

How to convert from America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires to UTC

Converting a time from America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires to UTC is straightforward:

UTC = Buenos Aires time − -3 hours

For example, if it is 12:00 in Buenos Aires, it is 15:00 UTC.

To convert the other way (UTC to Buenos Aires), add -3 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.

About the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires timezone

America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.

IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.

Related time zones in the America region

  • America/New_York
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Denver
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Toronto
  • America/Mexico_City

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