Benin to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 4 h behind Benin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Benin 16:45 4:45 PM Buenos Aires 12:45 12:45 PM You –:–
16:45 4:45 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:23
12:45 12:45 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
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−4 h
Buenos Aires is 4 h behind Benin.
When you, Benin 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
🇳🇬 Benin
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
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 19 7 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Benin | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:45 | 12:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Benin | — | −4 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 19:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 1,147,188 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Benin with another city
More comparisons with Benin: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Benin and Buenos Aires: common questions
How many hours behind Benin is Buenos Aires?
The clocks in Buenos Aires are 4 hours behind those in Benin (UTC−3 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in Buenos Aires show 5:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Benin, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Benin, clocks in Buenos Aires show 2:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Benin?
Between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Benin – that is 9:00 AM to 2:00 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 Benin?
The new day starts in Buenos Aires later: until 4:00 AM in Benin, it is still the previous day there. From 8:00 PM in Buenos Aires, Benin is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Benin and Buenos Aires change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Benin nor in Buenos Aires, so the gap is 4 hours all year round.
