Rio de Janeiro to Grand Forks, ND: time difference
Grand Forks, ND 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 04:02 4:02 AM Grand Forks, ND 02:02 2:02 AM You –:–
04:02 4:02 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
02:02 2:02 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:52 · 🌙 18:36
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−2 h
Grand Forks, ND is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Grand Forks, ND 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
🇺🇸 Grand Forks, ND
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 | 🇺🇸 Grand Forks, ND |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:02 | 02:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 07:52 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:36 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 10 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 50,372 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Grand Forks, ND: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Grand Forks, ND?
The clocks in Grand Forks are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Grand Forks, ND?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Grand Forks show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Grand Forks, ND?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Grand Forks show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Grand Forks, ND, 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 Grand Forks – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Grand Forks, ND?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Grand Forks. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Grand Forks it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Grand Forks, ND, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Grand Forks. From November 1, 2026, Grand Forks will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
