Rio de Janeiro to Acapulco: time difference
Acapulco is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 12:14 12:14 PM Acapulco 09:14 9:14 AM You –:–
12:14 12:14 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
09:14 9:14 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:16
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−3 h
Acapulco is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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
🇲🇽 Acapulco
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇲🇽 Acapulco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:14 | 09:14 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 658,609 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Acapulco?
Acapulco is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Acapulco?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Acapulco show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Acapulco?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Acapulco show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Acapulco), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Acapulco?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Acapulco has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Acapulco, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Acapulco switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
