Buenos Aires to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 3 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 20:42 8:42 PM Mexico City 17:42 5:42 PM You –:–
20:42 8:42 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
17:42 5:42 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Mexico City 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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:42 | 17:42 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 9,209,944 |
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Buenos Aires and Mexico City: common questions
What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Buenos Aires is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires?
When it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, it is 3:00 PM in Mexico City.
When do working hours in Buenos Aires and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 3:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
