Buenos Aires to Lima: time difference
Lima 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 20:41 8:41 PM Lima 18:41 6:41 PM You –:–
20:41 8:41 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
18:41 6:41 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Lima is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Lima 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
🇵🇪 Lima
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 | 🇵🇪 Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:41 | 18:41 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 9,989,369 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Lima: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Lima?
The clocks in Lima are 2 hours behind those in Buenos Aires (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Lima when it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires?
When it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is 7:00 AM in Lima.
What time is it in Lima at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Lima it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Buenos Aires and in Lima overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lima.
When is it still the previous day in Lima?
Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Lima. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Lima it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Lima the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor Lima switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
