Kingston to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Kingston. 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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Kingston 20:08 8:08 PM Buenos Aires 22:08 10:08 PM You –:–
20:08 8:08 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
22:08 10:08 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
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+2 h
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Kingston.
When you, Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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 | 🇯🇲 Kingston | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:08 | 22:08 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Kingston | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 660,000 | 2,891,082 |
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Kingston and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far ahead of Kingston is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead of Kingston: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the start of the working day in Kingston?
The working day in Kingston starts at 9:00 AM; in Buenos Aires it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Kingston?
The working day in Kingston ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Kingston?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Kingston – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Kingston is it tomorrow in Buenos Aires?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Kingston, the date in Buenos Aires has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day in Kingston.
Does the time difference between Kingston and Buenos Aires change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
