Buenos Aires to Portmore: time difference
Portmore 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 16:31 4:31 PM Portmore 14:31 2:31 PM You –:–
16:31 4:31 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:11
14:31 2:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:44
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−2 h
Portmore is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Portmore 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
🇯🇲 Portmore
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 | 🇯🇲 Portmore |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:31 | 14:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:09 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 17:44 |
| Daylight | 13 h 2 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 170,000 |
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Buenos Aires and Portmore: common questions
How far behind Buenos Aires is Portmore?
Portmore is 2 hours behind Buenos Aires: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Portmore?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Portmore show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Portmore?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Portmore show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Portmore from Buenos Aires?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Portmore – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Buenos Aires is it still yesterday in Portmore?
Before 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, the date in Portmore has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Portmore, it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Does the time difference between Buenos Aires and Portmore change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
