Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 5 h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Rio de Janeiro 21:59 9:59 PM Barcelona 02:59 2:59 AM You –:–
21:59 9:59 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
02:59 2:59 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
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Barcelona is 5 h ahead of Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona 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
🇪🇸 Barcelona
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 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:59 | 02:59 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:27 | 07:58 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 19:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 28 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 1,660,122 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona: common questions
How many hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro is Barcelona?
The clocks in Barcelona are 5 hours ahead of those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC+2 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Barcelona show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in Barcelona at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Barcelona it is 11:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Barcelona overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in Barcelona compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Barcelona earlier: at 7:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 4 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.
