The Cayman Islands to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of the Cayman Islands. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55 · 12 h 30 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cayman Islands 03:52 3:52 AM Rio de Janeiro 05:52 5:52 AM You –:–
03:52 3:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:07
05:52 5:52 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of the Cayman Islands.
When you, the Cayman Islands 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
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands
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 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:52 | 05:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from the Cayman Islands | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cayman | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 65,483 | 6,211,223 |
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The Cayman Islands and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of the Cayman Islands is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of the Cayman Islands: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in the Cayman Islands, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in the Cayman Islands, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in the Cayman Islands, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in the Cayman Islands, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both the Cayman Islands and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Cayman Islands (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Rio de Janeiro?
From 10:00 PM in the Cayman Islands 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 the Cayman Islands.
Does the time difference between the Cayman Islands and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
