Merida to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Merida. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
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Merida 20:48 8:48 PM Rio de Janeiro 21:48 9:48 PM You –:–
20:48 8:48 PM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:28
21:48 9:48 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
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+1 h
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Merida.
When you, Merida 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
🇻🇪 Merida
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇪 Merida | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:48 | 21:48 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Merida | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 12 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 250,303 | 6,211,223 |
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Merida and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Merida is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of Merida: UTC−3 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the working day in Merida?
The working day in Merida starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Merida, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Merida, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Merida and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Merida, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
From what time in Merida is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Merida, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in Merida.
Does the time difference between Merida and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
