Rio de Janeiro to Tampico: time difference
Tampico 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 10:00 10:00 AM Tampico 07:00 7:00 AM You –:–
10:00 10:00 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
07:00 7:00 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 18:12
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−3 h
Tampico is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Tampico 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
🇲🇽 Tampico
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 | 🇲🇽 Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:00 | 07:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Monterrey |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:26 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 297,562 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Tampico: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Tampico?
Tampico is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Tampico when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 6:00 AM in Tampico.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Tampico?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Tampico show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Tampico overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Tampico.
When does the date change in Tampico compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Tampico later: until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Tampico, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Tampico the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Tampico switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
