Rio de Janeiro to Cucuta: time difference
Cucuta 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 21:10 9:10 PM Cucuta 19:10 7:10 PM You –:–
21:10 9:10 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
19:10 7:10 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:34
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−2 h
Cucuta is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cucuta 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
🇨🇴 Cucuta
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 | 🇨🇴 Cucuta |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:10 | 19:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 05:38 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:34 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 777,106 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cucuta: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Cucuta?
Cucuta 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 Cucuta?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cucuta show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Cucuta when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 4:00 PM in Cucuta.
When is a good time to call Cucuta from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cucuta – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cucuta compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Cucuta later: until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Cucuta, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cucuta change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
