Rio de Janeiro to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 06:44 6:44 AM Lake Charles, LA 04:44 4:44 AM You –:–
06:44 6:44 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:56
04:44 4:44 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−2 h
Lake Charles, LA is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:44 | 04:44 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 05:25 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 12 h 31 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 84,872 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Lake Charles show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, 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 Lake Charles.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Lake Charles, LA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lake Charles), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Lake Charles, LA?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Lake Charles has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Lake Charles, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Lake Charles, LA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Charles switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lake Charles will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
