Brazil
Time now in Rio de Janeiro
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 05:36Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
17,463,349
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
05:36
Day length
11h 27m
Coordinates
-22.25, -42.50
Time difference from Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro on the map
About the time in Rio de Janeiro
Around 17,463,349 people live in Rio de Janeiro, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Rio de Janeiro runs on America/Sao_Paulo, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Rio de Janeiro sits at latitude -22.25, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 27m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Rio de Janeiro
- Does Rio de Janeiro change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Rio de Janeiro keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Rio de Janeiro today?
- Sunrise is at 06:09 and sunset at 05:36, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Sao_Paulo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- 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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