Current Local Time in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil America/Sao_Paulo BRT UTC-3 No clock change
08:29:39
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC-3 (-03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
BRT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Rio de Janeiro never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Brazil · South America
Rio de Janeiro time zone
Because Brazil does not operate daylight saving time in America/Sao_Paulo, Rio de Janeiro sits at UTC-3 (BRT) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-3 (BRT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 09:00 in January · 09:00 in July
Clock changes in Rio de Janeiro, 2026–2028
Full record for Rio de Janeiro → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Rio de Janeiro stays on UTC-3 (BRT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Rio de Janeiro
Computed for -22.9068°, -43.1729° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
17:31
Day length
11h 06m
+0m 57s vs yesterday
Solar noon
11:58
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:08 | 18:49 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 05:35 | 18:22 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 06:02 | 17:55 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:26 | 17:31 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Rio de Janeiro runs from about 10h 44m at the shortest day to 13h 32m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 21:15
- Moonset
- 08:46
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 01:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 14:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Rio de Janeiro
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Current weather for Rio de Janeiro is unavailable right now. Everything else on this page — local time, time zone rules, sunrise and sunset — is computed locally and unaffected.
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Time difference between Rio de Janeiro and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 08:29 | ±0h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | +4h | Varies: +4h / +3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +8:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +13h | Varies: +14h / +13h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −4h | Varies: −4h / −5h |
Rio de Janeiro at a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Coordinates
- 22.9068° S, 43.1729° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Currency
- BRL
- Language
- Portuguese
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Rio de Janeiro right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Sao_Paulo time zone rules. Rio de Janeiro currently runs at UTC-3 (BRT) all year round.
What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
Rio de Janeiro uses the IANA time zone America/Sao_Paulo, written as BRT all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro stays at UTC-3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Rio de Janeiro observe daylight saving time?
No. Rio de Janeiro does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (New York behind Rio de Janeiro) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires?
Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires sit in different time zones (America/Sao_Paulo and America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires) but read the same clock all year, because their offsets happen to match.
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and London?
For most of 2026, London is 4 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London ahead of Rio de Janeiro) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Rio de Janeiro?
Day length in Rio de Janeiro ranges from about 10h 44m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 32m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -22.91°, longitude -43.17°.