Cucuta to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cucuta. 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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Cucuta 19:52 7:52 PM Rio de Janeiro 21:52 9:52 PM You –:–
19:52 7:52 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:34
21:52 9:52 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cucuta.
When you, Cucuta 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
🇨🇴 Cucuta
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 | 🇨🇴 Cucuta | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:52 | 21:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cucuta | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:38 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:34 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 12 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 777,106 | 6,211,223 |
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Cucuta and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
What is the time difference between Cucuta and Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Cucuta is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cucuta, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Cucuta, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cucuta, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Cucuta, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Cucuta?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cucuta – 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 is it already the next day in Rio de Janeiro?
From 10:00 PM in Cucuta 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 Cucuta.
Does the time gap between Cucuta and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cucuta nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
