Time in San Mateo vs Buenos Aires
San Mateo keeps PDT (UTC−7) and Buenos Aires keeps UTC−3 (UTC−3) today. Buenos Aires is 4 hours ahead of San Mateo; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 13:00–18:00 in Buenos Aires (09:00–14:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in San Mateo | 01:00 in San Mateo | 02:00 in San Mateo | 03:00 in San Mateo | 04:00 in San Mateo | 05:00 in San Mateo | 06:00 in San Mateo | 07:00 in San Mateo | 08:00 in San Mateo | 09:00 in San Mateo | 10:00 in San Mateo | 11:00 in San Mateo | 12:00 in San Mateo | 13:00 in San Mateo | 14:00 in San Mateo | 15:00 in San Mateo | 16:00 in San Mateo | 17:00 in San Mateo | 18:00 in San Mateo | 19:00 in San Mateo | 20:00 in San Mateo | 21:00 in San Mateo | 22:00 in San Mateo | 23:00 in San Mateo |
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| San Mateo—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Buenos Aires—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Where daylight saving pulls them apart
San Mateo next changes on Sunday 1 November 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Buenos Aires of San Mateo?
Buenos Aires is 4 hours ahead of San Mateo right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between San Mateo and Buenos Aires?
Any hour in 09:00–14:00 San Mateo time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do San Mateo and Buenos Aires change clocks on the same date?
Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.