Arrecife to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 4 h behind Arrecife. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Arrecife 20:03 8:03 PM Buenos Aires 16:03 4:03 PM You –:–
20:03 8:03 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 19:24
16:03 4:03 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
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−4 h
Buenos Aires is 4 h behind Arrecife.
When you, Arrecife and Buenos Aires are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Arrecife
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Arrecife | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:03 | 16:03 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Arrecife | — | −4 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Canary | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:57 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 19:24 | 19:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 64,826 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Arrecife with another city
More comparisons with Arrecife: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Arrecife and Buenos Aires: common questions
What is the time difference between Arrecife and Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 4 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Arrecife is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Arrecife, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Arrecife, clocks in Buenos Aires show 5:00 AM.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Arrecife?
The working day in Arrecife ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Arrecife?
Between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Arrecife – that is 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Buenos Aires – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Arrecife is it still yesterday in Buenos Aires?
Before 4:00 AM in Arrecife, the date in Buenos Aires has not changed yet. From 8:00 PM in Buenos Aires, it is already the next day in Arrecife.
Does the time gap between Arrecife and Buenos Aires change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Arrecife but not in Buenos Aires. From October 25, 2026, Buenos Aires will be 3 hours behind Arrecife.
