Budapest to Rio Grande: time difference
Rio Grande is 5 h behind Budapest. 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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Budapest 23:29 11:29 PM Rio Grande 18:29 6:29 PM You –:–
23:29 11:29 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 17:49
18:29 6:29 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
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−5 h
Rio Grande is 5 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest 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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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
19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇧🇷 Rio Grande |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:29 | 18:29 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 05:44 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 18:44 |
| Daylight | 10 h 39 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 198,935 |
Compare Budapest with another city
More comparisons with Budapest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Budapest and Rio Grande: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Rio Grande?
The clocks in Rio Grande are 5 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Rio Grande at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio Grande it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Rio Grande?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Rio Grande show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Rio Grande are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Rio Grande), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Rio Grande compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Rio Grande later: until 5:00 AM in Budapest, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Rio Grande, Budapest is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Rio Grande the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Rio Grande will be 4 hours behind Budapest.
