Time Difference Between Buenos Aires and Johannesburg
Buenos Aires is normally 5 hours behind Johannesburg.
This page shows the live time difference between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Johannesburg, South Africa. Buenos Aires uses the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires time zone (UTC-3 standard) and Johannesburg uses Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2 standard), so Buenos Aires is normally 5 hours behind Johannesburg. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Buenos Aires
- Country
- Argentina
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Standard offset
- UTC-3
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Johannesburg?
Buenos Aires is normally 5 hours behind Johannesburg (Buenos Aires is UTC-3, Johannesburg is UTC+2). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Buenos Aires ahead of or behind Johannesburg?
Buenos Aires is behind Johannesburg by 5 hours under standard time.
Do Buenos Aires and Johannesburg use daylight saving time?
Buenos Aires stays on the same offset all year; Johannesburg does not.