Rio de Janeiro to Salento: time difference
Salento 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 03:26 3:26 AM Salento 01:26 1:26 AM You –:–
03:26 3:26 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
01:26 1:26 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:48
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−2 h
Salento is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Salento 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
🇨🇴 Salento
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 | 🇨🇴 Salento |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:26 | 01:26 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 9,748 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Salento: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Salento?
The clocks in Salento are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Salento at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Salento it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Salento?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Salento show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Salento 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 Salento.
When is it still the previous day in Salento?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Salento. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Salento it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Salento the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Salento switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
