Rio de Janeiro to Sint Maarten: time difference
Sint Maarten 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 06:40 6:40 AM Sint Maarten 05:40 5:40 AM You –:–
06:40 6:40 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
05:40 5:40 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:55
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−1 h
Sint Maarten is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Sint Maarten 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
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten
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 | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:40 | 05:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Lower Princes |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 43,847 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Sint Maarten: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Sint Maarten?
The clocks in Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Sint Maarten show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Sint Maarten?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Sint Maarten show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Sint Maarten are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sint Maarten), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Sint Maarten?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Sint Maarten. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sint Maarten it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Sint Maarten change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
