Rio Grande to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 5 h ahead of Rio Grande. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio Grande 19:09 7:09 PM Barcelona 00:09 12:09 AM You –:–
19:09 7:09 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
00:09 12:09 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:05
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Barcelona is 5 h ahead of Rio Grande.
When you, Rio Grande and Barcelona 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
🇪🇸 Barcelona
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio Grande | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:09 | 00:09 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Rio Grande | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 19:05 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 198,935 | 1,660,122 |
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Rio Grande and Barcelona: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio Grande and Barcelona?
Barcelona is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Rio Grande is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio Grande, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Rio Grande, clocks in Barcelona show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in Barcelona when it is 6:00 PM in Rio Grande?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, it is 11:00 PM in Barcelona.
When do working hours in Rio Grande and in Barcelona overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Rio Grande, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When is it already the next day in Barcelona?
From 7:00 PM in Rio Grande it is already the next day in Barcelona. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Rio Grande.
Does the time gap between Rio Grande and Barcelona change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Barcelona but not in Rio Grande. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 4 hours ahead of Rio Grande.
