Cancun to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Cancun. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cancun 02:52 2:52 AM Buenos Aires 04:52 4:52 AM You –:–
02:52 2:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:28
04:52 4:52 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:04
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+2 h
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Cancun.
When you, Cancun and Buenos Aires are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Cancun
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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Cancun | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:52 | 04:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cancun | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 888,797 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Cancun with another city
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Cancun and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far ahead of Cancun is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead of Cancun: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cancun, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Cancun, clocks in Buenos Aires show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cancun, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Cancun, clocks in Buenos Aires show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Cancun?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cancun – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Buenos Aires compared with Cancun?
The new day starts in Buenos Aires earlier: at 10:00 PM in Cancun it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, Cancun is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Cancun and Buenos Aires change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cancun nor in Buenos Aires, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
