Current local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Current local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3, UTC-3), no daylight saving time. Compare Rio de Janeiro time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Rio de Janeiro: 14:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Rio de Janeiro time zone

Rio de Janeiro uses Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3), UTC-3. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Brazil uses one time zone, Brasilia Standard Time.

Time difference from Rio de Janeiro

City	Difference	Time there
London	3 hours ahead	17:39	Compare
New York	1 hour behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	4 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	4 hours ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	7 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	8 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	11 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	12 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	14 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	4 hours ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in Rio de Janeiro today

Sunrise 05:23 · Sunset 18:22 · Day length 12h 59m.

About Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Region: Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: -22.9064°, -43.1822°
Population: 6,747,815
Dialing code: +55
Currency: BRL (Real)

Airports near Rio de Janeiro

Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 2 km east
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 13 km north-west
Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ), 21 km south-west

Same time zone

Santiago · Buenos Aires · Córdoba · Asunción · Montevideo · Rosario · São Paulo · Belo Horizonte · Salvador · Fortaleza · Brasília · Curitiba

All of Brazil uses one time zone, Brasilia Standard Time.

Nearby cities

Juiz de Fora · Barbacena · Ubá · Guaratinguetá · Muriaé · Pindamonhangaba · Caraguatatuba · Taubaté

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?: Rio de Janeiro uses Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3), UTC-3.
02Does Rio de Janeiro have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and London?: The current difference is 3 hours.
04What is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from New York?: Between 09:00 - 16:00 in New York (10:00 - 17:00 in Rio de Janeiro), both are within working hours.