Pereira to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Pereira. 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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Pereira 08:20 8:20 AM Rio de Janeiro 10:20 10:20 AM You –:–
08:20 8:20 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:49
10:20 10:20 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Pereira.
When you, Pereira 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
🇨🇴 Pereira
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 | 🇨🇴 Pereira | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:20 | 10:20 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Pereira | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:18 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 12 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 467,269 | 6,211,223 |
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Pereira and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Pereira is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 2 hours ahead of those in Pereira (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Pereira, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Pereira, 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 Pereira?
The working day in Pereira ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Pereira and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Pereira (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Pereira?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 10:00 PM in Pereira it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Pereira is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Pereira and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
