Brazil
Time now in Rio de Janeiro
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 05:26Sunset 05:54Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6,323,037
Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
05:54
Day length
12h 29m
Coordinates
-22.92, -43.33
Time difference from Rio de Janeiro
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rio de Janeiro right now.
Rio de Janeiro on the map
About the time in Rio de Janeiro
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Rio de Janeiro day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 12:00–20:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Sunrise today lands at 05:26 and sunset at 05:54 local time, giving 12h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-22.92, -43.33) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro sits at latitude -22.92, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Rio de Janeiro
- What are normal business hours in Rio de Janeiro in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Rio de Janeiro runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Rio de Janeiro?
- Rio de Janeiro is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
- Rio de Janeiro uses America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC −3.
- What time is it in Rio de Janeiro right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rio de Janeiro, updating every second from America/Sao_Paulo (UTC −3).
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