About the time in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil. It uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, which is currently UTC-3 — that is, -3 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Rio de Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of New York and 4 hours behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?

Rio de Janeiro follows the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (UTC-3). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Rio de Janeiro observe daylight saving time?

No — Rio de Janeiro keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Rio de Janeiro

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Rio de Janeiro's coordinates (-22.91°, -43.17°) and shown in local Rio de Janeiro time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Rio de Janeiro's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.