Rio Grande to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Rio Grande. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio Grande 17:30 5:30 PM Rio de Janeiro 18:30 6:30 PM You –:–
17:30 5:30 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:00
18:30 6:30 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
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+1 h
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Rio Grande.
When you, Rio Grande and Rio de Janeiro 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
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇷 Rio Grande | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:30 | 18:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Rio Grande | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 42 min | 12 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 13,467 | 6,211,223 |
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Rio Grande and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Rio Grande is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 1 hour ahead of those in Rio Grande (UTC−3 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio Grande, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Rio Grande, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 6:00 PM in Rio Grande?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, it is 7:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Rio Grande?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Rio Grande – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Rio Grande?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 11:00 PM in Rio Grande it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Rio Grande and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio Grande nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
