Tamarindo to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Tamarindo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Tamarindo 19:00 7:00 PM Rio de Janeiro 22:00 10:00 PM You –:–
19:00 7:00 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:26
22:00 10:00 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of Tamarindo.
When you, Tamarindo 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
🇨🇷 Tamarindo
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 | 🇨🇷 Tamarindo | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:00 | 22:00 |
| 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 Tamarindo | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 6,000 | 6,211,223 |
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Tamarindo and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Tamarindo is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of Tamarindo: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tamarindo, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Tamarindo, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Tamarindo?
The working day in Tamarindo ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Tamarindo and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Tamarindo, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
From what time in Tamarindo is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Tamarindo, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in Tamarindo.
Is the time difference between Tamarindo and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Tamarindo nor Rio de Janeiro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
