Rio de Janeiro to Bucerias: time difference
Bucerias 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 00:25 12:25 AM Bucerias 21:25 9:25 PM You –:–
00:25 12:25 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
21:25 9:25 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:37
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−3 h
Bucerias is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Bucerias 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
🇲🇽 Bucerias
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 | 🇲🇽 Bucerias |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:25 | 21:25 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Bahia Banderas |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 16,161 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Bucerias: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Bucerias?
Bucerias is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Bucerias at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucerias it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Bucerias?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Bucerias show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bucerias from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Bucerias – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Bucerias?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Bucerias. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Bucerias it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Bucerias change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Bucerias, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
