Cancun to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cancun. 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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Cancun 20:18 8:18 PM Rio de Janeiro 22:18 10:18 PM You –:–
20:18 8:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
22:18 10:18 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cancun.
When you, Cancun 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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 | 🇲🇽 Cancun | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:18 | 22:18 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cancun | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 888,797 | 6,211,223 |
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Cancun and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Cancun is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Cancun: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the working day in Cancun?
The working day in Cancun starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cancun, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Cancun, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cancun and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cancun, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When is it already the next day in Rio de Janeiro?
From 10:00 PM in Cancun 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 Cancun.
Is the time difference between Cancun and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cancun nor Rio de Janeiro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
