Rio de Janeiro to Puntarenas: time difference
Puntarenas is 3 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 08:49 8:49 AM Puntarenas 05:49 5:49 AM You –:–
08:49 8:49 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
05:49 5:49 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−3 h
Puntarenas is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:49 | 05:49 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 70,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Puntarenas: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Puntarenas?
The clocks in Puntarenas are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Puntarenas?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Puntarenas show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Puntarenas at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Puntarenas it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Puntarenas are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Puntarenas), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Puntarenas?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Puntarenas has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Puntarenas, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Puntarenas change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Puntarenas, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
