Rio de Janeiro to Berlin: time difference
Berlin 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 22:44 10:44 PM Berlin 03:44 3:44 AM You –:–
22:44 10:44 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
03:44 3:44 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:25
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+5 h
Berlin is 5 h ahead of Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Berlin 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
🇩🇪 Berlin
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 | 🇩🇪 Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:44 | 03:44 |
| 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:27 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 28 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 3,769,962 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Berlin: common questions
How far ahead of Rio de Janeiro is Berlin?
Berlin is 5 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Berlin at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Berlin it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Berlin?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Berlin show 11:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Berlin from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Berlin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Berlin?
From 7:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro it is already the next day in Berlin. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Berlin it is still the previous day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Berlin change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Berlin. From October 25, 2026, Berlin will be 4 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.
