Lima to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Lima. 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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Lima 00:06 12:06 AM Buenos Aires 02:06 2:06 AM You –:–
00:06 12:06 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:05
02:06 2:06 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:04
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+2 h
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Lima.
When you, Lima 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
🇵🇪 Lima
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 | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:06 | 02:06 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Lima | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 18 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Lima with another city
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Lima and Buenos Aires: common questions
What is the time difference between Lima and Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Lima is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the start of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima starts at 9:00 AM; in Buenos Aires it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lima, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Lima, clocks in Buenos Aires show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Lima?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Lima – 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 Lima is it tomorrow in Buenos Aires?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Lima, the date in Buenos Aires has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day in Lima.
Does the time gap between Lima and Buenos Aires change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Lima nor in Buenos Aires, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
