Rio de Janeiro to Costa Rica: time difference
Costa Rica 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 05:00 5:00 AM Costa Rica 02:00 2:00 AM You –:–
05:00 5:00 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
02:00 2:00 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−3 h
Costa Rica is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Costa Rica 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
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:00 | 02:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 5,044,197 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Costa Rica: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Costa Rica at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Costa Rica it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Costa Rica?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Costa Rica show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Costa Rica?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Costa Rica. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Costa Rica it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Costa Rica change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Costa Rica, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
