Plugs and voltage
Argentina uses Type I sockets; Type C is also found. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.
Type I is standard; Type C sockets remain in older buildings.
At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from Brazil
Money
$ Argentine Peso ARS
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 1,241 ARS (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 45 (US = 100, 2021)
Everyday household prices in Argentina are about 45% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Spanishofficial100%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Argentina is on UTC−3, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Argentina drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
18 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- National Sovereignty Day
December 2026
- Bridge Public Holiday
- Immaculate Conception
- Christmas Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
February 2027
- Carnival Monday
- Carnival Tuesday
March 2027
- National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
April 2027
- Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War
May 2027
- Labor Day
- May Revolution Day
June 2027
- Pass to the Immortality of General Don Manuel Belgrano
- Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes
July 2027
- Independence Day
August 2027
- Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín
October 2027
- Respect for Cultural Diversity Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Argentina.
Updated 2026-05-07. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +54
- Internet domain
- .ar
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Argentina.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Argentina.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
