Rio de Janeiro to Cuautla: time difference
Cuautla 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 11:17 11:17 AM Cuautla 08:17 8:17 AM You –:–
11:17 11:17 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
08:17 8:17 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:12
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−3 h
Cuautla is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cuautla 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
🇲🇽 Cuautla
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 | 🇲🇽 Cuautla |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:17 | 08:17 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 157,336 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cuautla: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Cuautla?
The clocks in Cuautla are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cuautla?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cuautla show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Cuautla at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Cuautla it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Cuautla are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cuautla), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cuautla compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Cuautla later: until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Cuautla, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cuautla the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Cuautla switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
