Buenos Aires to Locarno: time difference
Locarno is 5 h ahead of Buenos Aires. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Locarno, Switzerland
31
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37 · 10 h 52 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buenos Aires 10:38 10:38 AM Locarno 15:38 3:38 PM You –:–
10:38 10:38 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
15:38 3:38 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37
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+5 h
Locarno is 5 h ahead of Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Locarno 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
🇨🇭 Locarno
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇨🇭 Locarno |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:38 | 15:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 07:45 |
| Sunset | 19:10 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 16,000 |
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Buenos Aires and Locarno: common questions
What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Locarno?
Locarno is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Buenos Aires is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Locarno at the start of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires starts at 9:00 AM; in Locarno it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Locarno?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Locarno show 11:00 PM.
When do working hours in Buenos Aires and in Locarno overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Locarno.
When does the date change in Locarno compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Locarno earlier: at 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Locarno, Buenos Aires is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Locarno the same all year?
No. Only Locarno switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Locarno will be 4 hours ahead of Buenos Aires.
