Rio de Janeiro to El Paso, TX: time difference
El Paso, TX 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 08:38 8:38 AM El Paso, TX 05:38 5:38 AM You –:–
08:38 8:38 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
05:38 5:38 AM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:41
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−3 h
El Paso, TX is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and El Paso, TX 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
🇺🇸 El Paso, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 El Paso, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:38 | 05:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Mountain Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Denver |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 678,815 |
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Rio de Janeiro and El Paso, TX: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is El Paso, TX?
El Paso is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
What time is it in El Paso, TX, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in El Paso it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in El Paso, TX, at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in El Paso it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and El Paso, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in El Paso), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in El Paso, TX?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in El Paso has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in El Paso, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and El Paso, TX, the same all year?
No. Only El Paso switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, El Paso will be 4 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
