Rio de Janeiro to Cancun: time difference
Cancun 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 23:54 11:54 PM Cancun 21:54 9:54 PM You –:–
23:54 11:54 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
21:54 9:54 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
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−2 h
Cancun is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cancun 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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 | 🇲🇽 Cancun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:54 | 21:54 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:27 | 06:41 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 28 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 888,797 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Cancun: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Cancun?
The clocks in Cancun are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cancun?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cancun show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cancun?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cancun show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Cancun overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cancun.
When is it still the previous day in Cancun?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Cancun. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Cancun it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cancun change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
