Rio de Janeiro to Ambato: time difference
Ambato is 2 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 14:50 2:50 PM Ambato 12:50 12:50 PM You –:–
14:50 2:50 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:21 · 🌙 17:57
12:50 12:50 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Ambato is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Ambato 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
🇪🇨 Ambato
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇪🇨 Ambato |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:50 | 12:50 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:21 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 12 h 36 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 165,185 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Ambato: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Ambato?
Ambato is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Ambato?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Ambato show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Ambato?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Ambato show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ambato from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Ambato – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Ambato?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Ambato. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Ambato it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Ambato change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
