Time Difference Between Buenos Aires and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Buenos Aires.
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Buenos Aires. When it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is 5:00 AM in Los Angeles.
What time is it in Los Angeles?
For a given hour in Buenos Aires, here’s the matching local time in Los Angeles. Highlighted rows fall within Los Angeles’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Buenos Aires | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 PM the previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 PM the previous day |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 AMworking hours |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 PMworking hours |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
How far apart are Buenos Aires and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles (United States) runs 4 hours behind Buenos Aires (Argentina). In practical terms, the working day in Los Angeles starts while Buenos Aires is already well into the afternoon or evening, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
The comfortable window — when both cities are inside normal 9-to-5 hours — runs from about 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Buenos Aires time, roughly 4 hours. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Los Angeles observes daylight saving but Buenos Aires does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 4 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).
📶 Need Mobile Data While Traveling?
Activate an international eSIM in minutes, skip expensive roaming fees, and stay connected the moment you land — no physical SIM card needed.
Get a Travel eSIM with Yesim →Affiliate link — we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Buenos Aires. When it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is 5:00 AM in Los Angeles.