San Juan del Sur to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of San Juan del Sur. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58 · 12 h 39 min
+3 h
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San Juan del Sur 14:35 2:35 PM Rio de Janeiro 17:35 5:35 PM You –:–
14:35 2:35 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:25
17:35 5:35 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of San Juan del Sur.
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Working hours
🇳🇮 San Juan del Sur
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇮 San Juan del Sur | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:35 | 17:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from San Juan del Sur | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Managua | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 12 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 14,741 | 6,211,223 |
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San Juan del Sur and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of San Juan del Sur is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of San Juan del Sur: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 9:00 AM in San Juan del Sur?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Juan del Sur, it is 12:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Juan del Sur, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in San Juan del Sur, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 9:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Juan del Sur and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in San Juan del Sur, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with San Juan del Sur?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 9:00 PM in San Juan del Sur it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, San Juan del Sur is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between San Juan del Sur and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
