Houston, TX to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Houston, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Houston, TX 05:41 5:41 AM Rio de Janeiro 07:41 7:41 AM You –:–
05:41 5:41 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:58
07:41 7:41 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Houston, TX.
When you, Houston, TX 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
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:41 | 07:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Houston, TX | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:58 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 2,304,580 | 6,211,223 |
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Houston, TX and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Houston, TX, is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 2 hours ahead of those in Houston (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Houston, TX, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Houston, 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 Houston, TX?
The working day in Houston ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Houston, TX, and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Houston, 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 Houston, TX, 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 Houston.
Does the time difference between Houston, TX, and Rio de Janeiro change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Houston. From November 1, 2026, Rio de Janeiro will be 3 hours ahead of Houston.
