Buenos Aires to Kingston: time difference
Kingston 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 22:59 10:59 PM Kingston 20:59 8:59 PM You –:–
22:59 10:59 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
20:59 8:59 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
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−2 h
Kingston is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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 | 🇯🇲 Kingston |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:59 | 20:59 |
| 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/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 660,000 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
More comparisons with Buenos Aires: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Buenos Aires and Kingston: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Kingston?
The clocks in Kingston 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 Kingston?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Kingston show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Kingston?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Kingston show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Buenos Aires and Kingston are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Kingston), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Buenos Aires is it still yesterday in Kingston?
Before 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, the date in Kingston has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Kingston, it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Does the time gap between Buenos Aires and Kingston change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Buenos Aires nor in Kingston, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
