Buff Bay to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Buff Bay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Buff Bay 20:00 8:00 PM Rio de Janeiro 22:00 10:00 PM You –:–
20:00 8:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:43
22:00 10:00 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Buff Bay.
When you, Buff Bay 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
🇯🇲 Buff Bay
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 | 🇯🇲 Buff Bay | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:00 | 22:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Buff Bay | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 12 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 2,757 | 6,211,223 |
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Buff Bay and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Buff Bay is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Buff Bay: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buff Bay, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Buff Bay, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Buff Bay?
The working day in Buff Bay ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Buff Bay?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Buff Bay – 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).
From what time in Buff Bay is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Buff Bay, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in Buff Bay.
Is the time difference between Buff Bay and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buff Bay nor Rio de Janeiro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
