Puntarenas to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 3 h ahead of Puntarenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Puntarenas 10:42 10:42 AM Buenos Aires 13:42 1:42 PM You –:–
10:42 10:42 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
13:42 1:42 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
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+3 h
Buenos Aires is 3 h ahead of Puntarenas.
When you, Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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
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 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:42 | 13:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Puntarenas | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 19:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 2,891,082 |
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Puntarenas and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far ahead of Puntarenas is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 3 hours ahead of Puntarenas: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Buenos Aires when it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas?
When it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, it is 12:00 PM in Buenos Aires.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Puntarenas?
The working day in Puntarenas ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Puntarenas and Buenos Aires are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Puntarenas (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Buenos Aires compared with Puntarenas?
The new day starts in Buenos Aires earlier: at 9:00 PM in Puntarenas it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Buenos Aires, Puntarenas is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Puntarenas and Buenos Aires change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Puntarenas nor in Buenos Aires, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
