Buenaventura to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Buenaventura. 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Buenaventura 11:59 11:59 AM Rio de Janeiro 13:59 1:59 PM You –:–
11:59 11:59 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:54
13:59 1:59 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
·
+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Buenaventura.
When you, Buenaventura 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
🇨🇴 Buenaventura
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Buenaventura | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:59 | 13:59 |
| Local date | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Buenaventura | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 05:15 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 365,607 | 6,211,223 |
Compare Buenaventura with another city
More comparisons with Buenaventura: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Buenaventura and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Buenaventura is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 2 hours ahead of those in Buenaventura (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenaventura, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Buenaventura, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 6:00 PM in Buenaventura?
When it is 6:00 PM in Buenaventura, it is 8:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Buenaventura?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Buenaventura – 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 does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Buenaventura?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 10:00 PM in Buenaventura it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Buenaventura is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Buenaventura and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
