Rio de Janeiro to Barbados: time difference
Barbados is 1 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 08:24 8:24 AM Barbados 07:24 7:24 AM You –:–
08:24 8:24 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
07:24 7:24 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:43
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−1 h
Barbados is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Barbados 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
🇧🇧 Barbados
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇧 Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:24 | 07:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Barbados |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 303,431 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Barbados: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Barbados?
Barbados is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Barbados?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Barbados show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Barbados at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Barbados it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Barbados overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Barbados.
When does the date change in Barbados compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Barbados later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Barbados, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Barbados the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Barbados switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
