Buenos Aires to Cancun: time difference
Cancun is 2 h behind Buenos Aires. 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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Buenos Aires 22:17 10:17 PM Cancun 20:17 8:17 PM You –:–
22:17 10:17 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
20:17 8:17 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
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−2 h
Cancun is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Cancun are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇲🇽 Cancun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:17 | 20:17 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:41 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 888,797 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Cancun: common questions
How far behind Buenos Aires is Cancun?
Cancun is 2 hours behind Buenos Aires: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Cancun?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Cancun show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Cancun?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Cancun show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cancun from Buenos Aires?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cancun – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cancun compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Cancun later: until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Cancun, Buenos Aires is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Cancun the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor Cancun switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
