Rio de Janeiro to Yellowknife: time difference
Yellowknife 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 05:36 5:36 AM Yellowknife 02:36 2:36 AM You –:–
05:36 5:36 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
02:36 2:36 AM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 08:10 · 🌙 18:40
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−3 h
Yellowknife is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Yellowknife 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
🇨🇦 Yellowknife
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 | 🇨🇦 Yellowknife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:36 | 02:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Mountain Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Edmonton |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 08:10 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 10 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 19,234 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Yellowknife: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Yellowknife?
The clocks in Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Yellowknife show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Yellowknife when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 3:00 PM in Yellowknife.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife.
When is it still the previous day in Yellowknife?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Yellowknife. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Yellowknife it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Yellowknife the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Yellowknife switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
