Buenos Aires to Jamaica: time difference
Jamaica 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 04:39 4:39 AM Jamaica 02:39 2:39 AM You –:–
04:39 4:39 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:04
02:39 2:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
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−2 h
Jamaica is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Jamaica 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
🇯🇲 Jamaica
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 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:39 | 02:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 2,697,983 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Jamaica: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Jamaica?
The clocks in Jamaica are 2 hours behind those in Buenos Aires (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Jamaica?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Jamaica show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Jamaica at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Jamaica it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Jamaica from Buenos Aires?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Jamaica – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Jamaica?
Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Jamaica. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Jamaica it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Does the time difference between Buenos Aires and Jamaica change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
