Quito to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Quito. 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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Quito 20:58 8:58 PM Rio de Janeiro 22:58 10:58 PM You –:–
20:58 8:58 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 18:05
22:58 10:58 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Quito.
When you, Quito 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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 | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:58 | 22:58 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Quito | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 12 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 6,211,223 |
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Quito and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Quito is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Quito: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 9:00 AM in Quito?
When it is 9:00 AM in Quito, it is 11:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro.
If it is 6:00 PM in Quito, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Quito, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Quito and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Quito (11:00 AM 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 10:00 PM in Quito it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Quito.
Does the time gap between Quito and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Quito nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
