Rio de Janeiro to Tapachula: time difference
Tapachula 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 11:45 11:45 AM Tapachula 08:45 8:45 AM You –:–
11:45 11:45 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
08:45 8:45 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:46
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−3 h
Tapachula is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Tapachula 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
🇲🇽 Tapachula
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 | 🇲🇽 Tapachula |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:45 | 08:45 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:15 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 17:46 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 217,550 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Tapachula: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Tapachula?
The clocks in Tapachula are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Tapachula?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Tapachula show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Tapachula?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Tapachula show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Tapachula 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 Tapachula.
When is it still the previous day in Tapachula?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Tapachula. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Tapachula it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Tapachula the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Tapachula switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
