Rio de Janeiro to Watford City, ND: time difference
Watford City, ND 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 15:23 3:23 PM Watford City, ND 13:23 1:23 PM You –:–
15:23 3:23 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:24 · 🌙 17:56
13:23 1:23 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:12
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−2 h
Watford City, ND is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
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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
🇺🇸 Watford City, ND
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 | 🇺🇸 Watford City, ND |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:23 | 13:23 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:24 | 08:08 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 19:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 32 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 6,200 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Watford City, ND: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Watford City, ND?
Watford City is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Watford City, ND, when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 7:00 AM in Watford City.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Watford City, ND?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Watford City show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Watford City, ND, 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 Watford City.
When is it still the previous day in Watford City, ND?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Watford City. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Watford City it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Watford City, ND, the same all year?
No. Only Watford City switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Watford City will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
