Playa Flamingo to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Playa Flamingo. 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Playa Flamingo 01:02 1:02 AM Rio de Janeiro 04:02 4:02 AM You –:–
01:02 1:02 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:25
04:02 4:02 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
·
+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Playa Flamingo.
When you, Playa Flamingo 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
🇨🇷 Playa Flamingo
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Playa Flamingo | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:02 | 04:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Playa Flamingo | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | — | 6,211,223 |
Compare Playa Flamingo with another city
More comparisons with Playa Flamingo: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Playa Flamingo and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa Flamingo is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 3 hours ahead of those in Playa Flamingo (UTC−3 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa Flamingo, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Playa Flamingo, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 6:00 PM in Playa Flamingo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa Flamingo, it is 9:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Playa Flamingo?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Playa Flamingo – that is 12:00 PM 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 9:00 PM in Playa Flamingo 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 Playa Flamingo.
Does the time gap between Playa Flamingo and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa Flamingo nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
