Buenos Aires to Fort Madison, IA: time difference
Fort Madison, IA 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 13:18 1:18 PM Fort Madison, IA 11:18 11:18 AM You –:–
13:18 1:18 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:12
11:18 11:18 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:19
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−2 h
Fort Madison, IA is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Fort Madison, IA 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
🇺🇸 Fort Madison, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Fort Madison, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:18 | 11:18 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:06 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 19:12 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 6 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 10,270 |
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Buenos Aires and Fort Madison, IA: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Fort Madison, IA?
The clocks in Fort Madison are 2 hours behind those in Buenos Aires (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Fort Madison, IA, at the start of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires starts at 9:00 AM; in Fort Madison it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Fort Madison, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Fort Madison show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Fort Madison, IA, from Buenos Aires?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Fort Madison – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Fort Madison, IA, compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Fort Madison later: until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Fort Madison, Buenos Aires is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Buenos Aires and Fort Madison, IA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Fort Madison. From November 1, 2026, Fort Madison will be 3 hours behind Buenos Aires.
