Rio Grande to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Rio Grande. 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 Grande 18:32 6:32 PM Austin, TX 16:32 4:32 PM You –:–
18:32 6:32 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
16:32 4:32 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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−2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Rio Grande.
When you, Rio Grande and Austin, TX 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 Grande
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 Grande | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:32 | 16:32 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio Grande | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 198,935 | 974,447 |
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Rio Grande and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Rio Grande is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours behind Rio Grande: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Rio Grande?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio Grande, it is 7:00 AM in Austin.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Rio Grande?
The working day in Rio Grande ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio Grande and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Austin.
Until what time in Rio Grande is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio Grande, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Rio Grande.
Does the time difference between Rio Grande and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 3 hours behind Rio Grande.
