Time Difference Between Buenos Aires and Lima
Buenos Aires is normally 2 hours ahead of Lima.
This page shows the live time difference between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Lima, Peru. Buenos Aires uses the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires time zone (UTC-3 standard) and Lima uses America/Lima (UTC-5 standard), so Buenos Aires is normally 2 hours ahead of Lima. 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
- …
Lima
- Country
- Peru
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Lima?
Buenos Aires is normally 2 hours ahead of Lima (Buenos Aires is UTC-3, Lima is UTC-5). 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 Lima?
Buenos Aires is ahead of Lima by 2 hours under standard time.
Do Buenos Aires and Lima use daylight saving time?
Buenos Aires stays on the same offset all year; Lima does not.