Mexico
Time now in Río de Janeiro
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:52Sunset 06:25Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
201
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
06:25
Day length
12h 34m
Coordinates
16.11, -91.54
Time difference from Río de Janeiro
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Río de Janeiro right now.
Río de Janeiro on the map
About the time in Río de Janeiro
Clocks in Río de Janeiro stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Mexico.
Río de Janeiro runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:52 and sunset at 06:25 local time, giving 12h 34m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (16.11, -91.54) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Río de Janeiro.
Frequently asked questions about time in Río de Janeiro
- What are normal business hours in Río de Janeiro in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Río de Janeiro runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Río de Janeiro?
- Río de Janeiro is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Río de Janeiro change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Río de Janeiro keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Río de Janeiro right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Río de Janeiro, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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