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What time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
14:45:10
Friday 13 November 2026
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Time zone UTC−03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:01 · sunset 18:12
Time difference with Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−03:00 right now: 3 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:45 | 3 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:45 | 2 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:45 | 5 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:45 | 4 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:45 | 4 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:45 | 7 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:15 | 8 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:45 | 11 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:45 | 11 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:45 | 12 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:45 | 14 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:45 | same time |
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Daylight saving time in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro does not change its clocks: UTC−03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Rio de Janeiro
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 17 February 2019 | UTC−3 all year round |
| 1985 – 2018 | UTC−3, summer time UTC−2 |
| 1969 – 1984 | UTC−3 all year round |
| 1963 – 1968 | UTC−3, summer time UTC−2 |
| 1953 – 1962 | UTC−3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Sao_Paulo. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Rio de Janeiro
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 876 km away, Aparecida do Taboado is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Santa Teresa | 1 km |
| Catete | 2 km |
| Estácio | 3 km |
| Niterói | 8 km |
| Ipanema | 9 km |
| Leblon | 10 km |
| Rocinha | 11 km |
| Vidigal | 11 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Rio de Janeiro
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 13 h 11 min
- Tomorrow
- +1 min
Dawn 04:37, dusk 18:36, solar noon 11:37. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (10 h 43 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (13 h 32 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:58 (23 November 2026), latest at 06:34 (30 June 2027); earliest sunset at 17:14 (3 June 2027), latest at 18:43 (7 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 19 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:06 · moonset 22:10 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 08:47 · moon calendar
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Good to know about the time in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is on Brasília time, UTC−3 all year round: Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019. It is 4 hours behind Paris in January and 5 hours behind in July. Paris – Rio de Janeiro time difference
Brazil has four time zones, from the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, which is 1 hour ahead of Rio, to the state of Acre, which is 2 hours behind. Time in São Paulo