The current local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is displayed in the live clock above. Rio de Janeiro is in the GMT-3 timezone (GMT-3). The clock updates every second to show the precise current time.
Rio de Janeiro uses the America/Sao_Paulo timezone. The abbreviation is GMT-3, with a UTC offset of GMT-3. This timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
No, Rio de Janeiro does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The timezone stays at GMT-3 (GMT-3) all year.
Compared to Rio de Janeiro: New York is 2 hours behind. London is 3 hours ahead. Tokyo is 12 hours ahead. Sydney is 14 hours ahead. These differences may shift when daylight saving time is in effect.
The best time to call Rio de Janeiro is during local business hours, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT-3. Use the time comparison above to convert these hours to your local timezone. Add Rio de Janeiro to your World Clock to track the time at a glance.
Today in Rio de Janeiro, sunrise is at 5:50 AM and sunset is at 6:22 PM (local time). The total day length is 12h 32m. Solar noon occurs at 12:06 PM. These times change throughout the year based on the season and Rio de Janeiro's latitude.