Rio de Janeiro to Portmore: time difference
Portmore 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 12:15 12:15 PM Portmore 10:15 10:15 AM You –:–
12:15 12:15 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
10:15 10:15 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:44
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−2 h
Portmore is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Portmore 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
🇯🇲 Portmore
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 | 🇯🇲 Portmore |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:15 | 10:15 |
| 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 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:44 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 170,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Portmore: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Portmore?
The clocks in Portmore 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 Portmore?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Portmore show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Portmore at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Portmore it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Portmore overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Portmore.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Portmore?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Portmore has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Portmore, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Portmore change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
