Time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil now

18:29:32

EveningWednesday, October 7, 2026Week 41Today: International Day of Peaceful Communication

Key facts

TimezoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo

AbbreviationGMT-3

UTC offsetGMT-3

Unix time1791408572

UTC time2026-10-07T21:29:32.797Z

Current year2026

State / regionRio de Janeiro

CountryBrazil

Cities listed79

Latitude-22.911014

Longitude-43.209373

Day of weekWednesday

Day of year280

Week number41

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Rio de Janeiro on the map

Rio de Janeiro is a state or region in Brazil.
Latitude: -22.9110. Longitude: -43.2094
Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo

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Time zone info for Rio de Janeiro

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Rio de Janeiro follows America/Sao_Paulo. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.

Methodology and trust

About this Rio de Janeiro time page

This Rio de Janeiro page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.

Last reviewedJune 28, 2026

Template logic, page copy, and trust notes were reviewed manually in the current rollout.

Time and DST sourceAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.

Weather and solar layerOpen-Meteo + coordinate calculations

Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.

Holiday coverageBR holiday dataset

Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches can also include Rio de Janeiro where source coverage is available.

Read the full editorial methodology and data sources, see who publishes the site, or send corrections through the contact page.

Live conditions

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Rio de Janeiro

Sunrise: 05:27
Sunset: 17:53
Day length: 12 hr 26 min
Solar noon: 11:40
Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.

A clearer state-level view of time in Rio de Janeiro

The current time in Rio de Janeiro is 18:29:32 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-3) as the regional reference. Check the destination city before applying this clock to every place in Rio de Janeiro.

The regional directory covers 79 listed locations. Compare individual destinations or check the wider context in time across Brazil.

The largest listed city in the location data is Rio de Janeiro. The directory count reflects site coverage, not an official census.

Rio de Janeiro at a glance

Rio de Janeiro time right now

The regional clock is 18:29:32 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using GMT-3 with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT-3.

79 listed city pages

One listed city reference is time in Rio de Janeiro. Its city page gives a location-specific clock and daylight estimate.

The listing is a navigation directory, not a complete record of every settlement in the region.

How statewide time behaves

The current location data for Rio de Janeiro lists 1 time-zone identifier. Coverage may be incomplete.

What a state page can tell you that a city page cannot

The current reference for Rio de Janeiro uses America/Sao_Paulo, currently GMT-3. Confirm the city for an appointment, pickup or event.

A regional boundary is not necessarily a time-zone boundary. Different identifiers may also preserve historical rules while showing the same time today.

For future plans, confirm the local date and UTC offset on the event date. For another region in the same country, browse time across Brazil.

For immediate scheduling, the safest next step is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Rio de Janeiro, time in Nova Iguaçu, and time in Duque de Caxias.

Useful city and region links inside Rio de Janeiro

Major city clocks in Rio de Janeiro

The quickest way to go deeper from the state page is to jump to time in Rio de Janeiro, time in Nova Iguaçu, time in Duque de Caxias, time in Belford Roxo, and time in Niterói. Those pages answer the city-level question directly while keeping the same wider regional context.

Other strong state pages in Brazil

If the question is regional but not locked to Rio de Janeiro, these state pages are the best next references: current local time in São Paulo, current local time in Minas Gerais, current local time in Rio Grande do Sul, and current local time in Ceará.

Compare this state with another region

When the real task is comparing time across regions, open the compare tool or move directly to current local time in California, current local time in Maharashtra, and current local time in Tamil Nadu.

Representative daylight in Rio de Janeiro

Using Rio de Janeiro as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 05:27, sunset is 17:53, and estimated day length is 12 hr 26 min.

These estimates apply to the coordinates shown on the map. Daylight can differ elsewhere in the region even when the civil clock is the same.

Quick answers about time in Rio de Janeiro

What time is it in Rio de Janeiro right now?

This page shows the current regional time for Rio de Janeiro as 18:29:32 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Does all of Rio de Janeiro follow one time zone?

The current records list 1 time-zone identifier for Rio de Janeiro. The available coverage alone cannot establish the rule for every location.

Should I use the state page or a city page?

Use the state page when the question is regional. Use a city page such as time in Rio de Janeiro and time in Nova Iguaçu when the decision depends on a specific local clock.

Which location supplies the daylight reference for Rio de Janeiro?

Daylight estimates use Rio de Janeiro, with America/Sao_Paulo for local time. A regional map point may not be the center of any particular city.

How do I compare Rio de Janeiro with another region?

The quickest route is the compare tool or one of the built-in regional links like current local time in California and current local time in Maharashtra.

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79 cities in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Angra dos Reis Araruama Areal Armação dos Búzios Arraial do Cabo Barra da Tijuca Barra do Piraí Barra Mansa Belford Roxo Bom Jardim Bom Jesus do Itabapoana Cabo Frio Cachoeiras de Macacu Cambuci Campos dos Goytacazes Cantagalo Cardoso Moreira Carmo Casimiro de Abreu Catete Cidade Nova Cordeiro Duque de Caxias Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin Estácio Gamboa Guapimirim Itaboraí Itaguaí Itaocara Itaperuna Itatiaia Japeri Leblon Macaé Magé Mangaratiba Maricá Miguel Pereira Miracema Nilópolis Niterói Nova Friburgo Nova Iguaçu Paracambi Paraíba do Sul Paty do Alferes Petrópolis Piraí Porciúncula Porto Real Quatis Queimados Resende Rio Bonito Rio Claro Rio das Ostras Rio de Janeiro Rocinha Santa Maria Madalena Santo Antônio de Pádua São Conrado São Fidélis São João da Barra São João de Meriti São José do Vale do Rio Preto São Pedro da Aldeia Sapucaia Saquarema Seropédica Silva Jardim Tanguá Teresópolis Trajano de Morais Três Rios Valença Vassouras Vidigal Volta Redonda

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