Medicine Hat to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Medicine Hat. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Medicine Hat 09:50 9:50 AM Rio de Janeiro 12:50 12:50 PM You –:–
09:50 9:50 AM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:52 · 🌙 18:25
12:50 12:50 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Medicine Hat.
When you, Medicine Hat 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
🇨🇦 Medicine Hat
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
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 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Medicine Hat | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:50 | 12:50 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mountain Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Medicine Hat | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Edmonton | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:52 | 05:18 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 12 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 56,997 | 6,211,223 |
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Medicine Hat and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Medicine Hat is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of Medicine Hat: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the working day in Medicine Hat?
The working day in Medicine Hat starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medicine Hat, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Medicine Hat, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 9:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Medicine Hat and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Medicine Hat (12:00 PM 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 9:00 PM in Medicine Hat it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Medicine Hat.
Does the time gap between Medicine Hat and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medicine Hat nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
