Austin, TX to Rio Grande: time difference
Rio Grande is 2 h ahead of Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Austin, TX 16:12 4:12 PM Rio Grande 18:12 6:12 PM You –:–
16:12 4:12 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
18:12 6:12 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
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+2 h
Rio Grande is 2 h ahead of Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Rio Grande are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 Grande
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇧🇷 Rio Grande |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:12 | 18:12 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 05:44 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:44 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 198,935 |
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Austin, TX and Rio Grande: common questions
How many hours ahead of Austin, TX, is Rio Grande?
The clocks in Rio Grande are 2 hours ahead of those in Austin (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Rio Grande?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Rio Grande show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio Grande at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio Grande it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Rio Grande from Austin, TX?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Austin – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio Grande – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Rio Grande?
From 10:00 PM in Austin, TX, it is already the next day in Rio Grande. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Rio Grande it is still the previous day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Rio Grande the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Rio Grande will be 3 hours ahead of Austin.
