Rio de Janeiro to Les Cayes: time difference
Les Cayes 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 14:56 2:56 PM Les Cayes 12:56 12:56 PM You –:–
14:56 2:56 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
12:56 12:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:21
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−2 h
Les Cayes is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Les Cayes 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
🇭🇹 Les Cayes
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 | 🇭🇹 Les Cayes |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:56 | 12:56 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Port-au-Prince |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 132,406 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Les Cayes: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Les Cayes?
Les Cayes is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Les Cayes?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Les Cayes show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Les Cayes?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Les Cayes show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Les Cayes 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 Les Cayes – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Les Cayes?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Les Cayes has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Les Cayes, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Les Cayes the same all year?
No. Only Les Cayes switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Les Cayes will be 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro.
