Cologne to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Cologne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cologne 03:28 3:28 AM Buenos Aires 22:28 10:28 PM You –:–
03:28 3:28 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53
22:28 10:28 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
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−5 h
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Cologne.
When you, Cologne 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
🇩🇪 Cologne
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Cologne | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:28 | 22:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cologne | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 1,095,520 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Cologne with another city
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Cologne and Buenos Aires: common questions
How many hours behind Cologne is Buenos Aires?
The clocks in Buenos Aires are 5 hours behind those in Cologne (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cologne, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Cologne, clocks in Buenos Aires show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Cologne?
The working day in Cologne ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Cologne?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cologne – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cologne is it still yesterday in Buenos Aires?
Before 5:00 AM in Cologne, the date in Buenos Aires has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires, it is already the next day in Cologne.
Does the time gap between Cologne and Buenos Aires change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cologne but not in Buenos Aires. From October 25, 2026, Buenos Aires will be 4 hours behind Cologne.
