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 Timezone Data
How to convert from America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires to UTC
Converting a time from America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires to UTC is straightforward:
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_YorkAmerica/ChicagoAmerica/DenverAmerica/Los_AngelesAmerica/TorontoAmerica/Mexico_City
Related tools
- See the current local time in Buenos Aires.
- Use the Buenos Aires vs London time difference calculator.
- Check how many hours of daylight Buenos Aires gets today.
- See the sunrise & sunset times in Buenos Aires.