Rio de Janeiro to San German: time difference
San German is 1 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 19:12 7:12 PM San German 18:12 6:12 PM You –:–
19:12 7:12 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
18:12 6:12 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 18:06
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−1 h
San German is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and San German 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
🇵🇷 San German
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇵🇷 San German |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:12 | 18:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 06:23 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 35,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro and San German: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is San German?
The clocks in San German are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in San German?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in San German show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San German at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in San German it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San German from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San German – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San German?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in San German. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San German it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and San German change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
