Local time
Current time in Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro at a glance
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
UTC offset
UTC−3
Coordinates
22.91°S · 43.17°W
Country
Brazil 🇧🇷
Dialing code
+55
Language
Portuguese
City essentials
Rio de Janeiro keeps America/Sao_Paulo all year, without daylight saving. For travel or remote meetings, the gap with cities that change clocks seasonally stays more predictable.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Rio de Janeiro
Local time in Rio de Janeiro falls within the America/Sao_Paulo zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 22.9° in the southern hemisphere, Rio de Janeiro's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Rio de Janeiro are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Rio de Janeiro from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Rio de Janeiro, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Country
Brazil 🇧🇷
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
Rio de Janeiro uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (UTC−3).
What is the UTC offset of Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Rio de Janeiro in?
Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil.
How is the current time in Rio de Janeiro calculated?
The clock for Rio de Janeiro is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.