Rio de Janeiro to Santiago de Cuba: time difference
Santiago de Cuba 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 19:57 7:57 PM Santiago de Cuba 17:57 5:57 PM You –:–
19:57 7:57 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
17:57 5:57 PM
Cuba Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:27
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−2 h
Santiago de Cuba is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Cuba 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
🇨🇺 Santiago de Cuba
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 | 🇨🇺 Santiago de Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:57 | 17:57 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Cuba Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 433,099 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Cuba: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Cuba?
Santiago de Cuba is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santiago de Cuba?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santiago de Cuba show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santiago de Cuba?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santiago de Cuba show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Santiago de Cuba 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 Santiago de Cuba.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Santiago de Cuba?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Santiago de Cuba has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Santiago de Cuba, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Cuba the same all year?
No. Only Santiago de Cuba switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Santiago de Cuba will be 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro.
