Acapulco to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Acapulco. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Acapulco 08:09 8:09 AM Rio de Janeiro 11:09 11:09 AM You –:–
08:09 8:09 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:17
11:09 11:09 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Acapulco.
When you, Acapulco and Rio de Janeiro are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Acapulco
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Acapulco | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:09 | 11:09 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Acapulco | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 12 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 658,609 | 6,211,223 |
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Acapulco and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Acapulco is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of Acapulco: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the working day in Acapulco?
The working day in Acapulco starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Acapulco, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Acapulco, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Acapulco?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Acapulco – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Rio de Janeiro?
From 9:00 PM in Acapulco it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Acapulco.
Does the time difference between Acapulco and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
