Rio de Janeiro to Montego Bay: time difference
Montego Bay 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 03:28 3:28 AM Montego Bay 01:28 1:28 AM You –:–
03:28 3:28 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
01:28 1:28 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 17:47
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−2 h
Montego Bay is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Montego Bay 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
🇯🇲 Montego Bay
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 | 🇯🇲 Montego Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:28 | 01:28 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:07 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 110,115 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Montego Bay: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Montego Bay?
The clocks in Montego Bay 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 Montego Bay?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Montego Bay show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Montego Bay at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Montego Bay it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Montego Bay are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Montego Bay), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Montego Bay?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Montego Bay. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Montego Bay it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Montego Bay change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Montego Bay, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
