Rio de Janeiro to Cienfuegos: time difference
Cienfuegos 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 00:40 12:40 AM Cienfuegos 23:40 11:40 PM You –:–
00:40 12:40 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
23:40 11:40 PM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 19:03
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−1 h
Cienfuegos is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cienfuegos 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
🇨🇺 Cienfuegos
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 | 🇨🇺 Cienfuegos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:40 | 23:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Cuba Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 150,404 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cienfuegos: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Cienfuegos?
Cienfuegos is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Cienfuegos at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Cienfuegos it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cienfuegos?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cienfuegos show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Cienfuegos are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cienfuegos), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Cienfuegos?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Cienfuegos has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cienfuegos, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Cienfuegos change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cienfuegos but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, Cienfuegos will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
