Rio de Janeiro to Escazu: time difference
Escazu 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 09:28 9:28 AM Escazu 06:28 6:28 AM You –:–
09:28 9:28 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
06:28 6:28 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−3 h
Escazu is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Escazu 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
🇨🇷 Escazu
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 | 🇨🇷 Escazu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:28 | 06:28 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 05:18 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 11,984 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Escazu: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Escazu?
Escazu is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Escazu?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Escazu show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Escazu?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Escazu show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Escazu 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 Escazu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Escazu?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Escazu. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Escazu it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Escazu change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
