Bucaramanga to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Bucaramanga. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucaramanga 21:02 9:02 PM Rio de Janeiro 23:02 11:02 PM You –:–
21:02 9:02 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 17:41
23:02 11:02 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Bucaramanga.
When you, Bucaramanga 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
🇨🇴 Bucaramanga
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
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 | 🇨🇴 Bucaramanga | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:02 | 23:02 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Bucaramanga | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 12 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 581,130 | 6,211,223 |
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Bucaramanga and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Bucaramanga is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Bucaramanga: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the working day in Bucaramanga?
The working day in Bucaramanga starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucaramanga, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Bucaramanga, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Bucaramanga?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Bucaramanga – that is 11:00 AM 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 10:00 PM in Bucaramanga it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Bucaramanga.
Does the time gap between Bucaramanga and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bucaramanga nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
