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Time in Rio de Janeiro now

1:02PMUTC−3

UTC−3+2 h vs New York (you)America/Sao_Paulo

No clock changes: Rio de Janeiro stays on UTC−3 all year.

Clock rules in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro keeps UTC−3 all year. Brazil has 4 different clock settings; Rio de Janeiro is in the zone tzdata calls America/Sao_Paulo, described as “Brazil (southeast: GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS)”.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in the southern summer of 2018–19.

Local mean solar time at 43.18° W is UTC−2:53, so the clock runs 7 min behind the sun: it is highest at about 11:53 AM. That is 19 min earlier than in Brasília, on the same clock.

Rio de Janeiro has kept the same clocks as São Paulo since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the America/Sao_Paulo page.

Time difference from Rio de Janeiro

PlaceWhy listedLocal time nowTheir clock vs Rio de JaneiroJanuaryJuly
Brasília Capital · 940 km 1:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Manaus Elsewhere in Brazil · 2,850 km 12:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 −1 h −1 h −1 h
Rio Branco Elsewhere in Brazil · 2,990 km 11:02 AM Tue, Nov 3 −2 h −2 h −2 h
Asunción Nearest capitals abroad · 1,490 km 1:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Montevideo Nearest capitals abroad · 1,840 km 1:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Buenos Aires Nearest capitals abroad · 1,970 km 1:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
New York City World cities 11:02 AM Tue, Nov 3 −2 h −2 h −1 h
Los Angeles World cities 8:02 AM Tue, Nov 3 −5 h −5 h −4 h
London World cities 4:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +3 h +3 h +4 h
Berlin World cities 5:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +4 h +4 h +5 h
Dubai World cities 8:02 PM Tue, Nov 3 +7 h +7 h +7 h

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Places near Rio de Janeiro

PlaceDistanceClock vs Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana 7 km south same clock
Niterói 8 km east same clock
São Gonçalo 16 km north-east same clock
Duque de Caxias 19 km north-west same clock
Barra da Tijuca 21 km south-west same clock
São João de Meriti 23 km north-west same clock
Nilópolis 26 km north-west same clock
Belford Roxo 27 km north-west same clock
Campo Grande 1,215 km west 1 h behind

Rio de Janeiro at a glance

Questions

What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
Rio de Janeiro keeps UTC−3 all year. Brazil has 4 different clock settings; Rio de Janeiro is in the zone tzdata calls America/Sao_Paulo, described as “Brazil (southeast: GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS)”. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Sao_Paulo.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro now?
The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3 all year, 2 hours ahead of New York in January and 1 hour ahead of New York in July.

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