Santa Marta to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Santa Marta. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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One day, 2 clocks
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Santa Marta 01:59 1:59 AM Rio de Janeiro 03:59 3:59 AM You –:–
01:59 1:59 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 17:38
03:59 3:59 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Santa Marta.
When you, Santa Marta 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
🇨🇴 Santa Marta
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Santa Marta | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:59 | 03:59 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Santa Marta | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:38 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 12 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 500,000 | 6,211,223 |
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Santa Marta and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Santa Marta is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Santa Marta: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Marta, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Marta, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Marta, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Marta, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Santa Marta and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Marta, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
From what time in Santa Marta is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Santa Marta, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in Santa Marta.
Is the time difference between Santa Marta and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Santa Marta nor Rio de Janeiro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
