Puntarenas to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Puntarenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Puntarenas 10:58 10:58 AM Rio de Janeiro 13:58 1:58 PM You –:–
10:58 10:58 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:22
13:58 1:58 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Puntarenas.
When you, Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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 | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:58 | 13:58 |
| 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 Puntarenas | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 6,211,223 |
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Puntarenas and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
What is the time difference between Puntarenas and Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Puntarenas is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 6:00 PM in Puntarenas?
When it is 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, it is 9:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Puntarenas?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Puntarenas – 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 does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Puntarenas?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 9:00 PM in Puntarenas it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Puntarenas is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Puntarenas and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
