Rio de Janeiro to Cozumel: time difference
Cozumel 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 03:45 3:45 AM Cozumel 01:45 1:45 AM You –:–
03:45 3:45 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
01:45 1:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−2 h
Cozumel is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cozumel 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
🇲🇽 Cozumel
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 | 🇲🇽 Cozumel |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:45 | 01:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:26 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 77,236 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cozumel: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Cozumel?
Cozumel is 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cozumel?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cozumel show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Cozumel at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Cozumel it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Cozumel are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cozumel), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Cozumel?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Cozumel has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Cozumel, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Cozumel change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Cozumel, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
