Time in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

04:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/Sao Paulo · UTC−03:00

New York

02:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/New York · UTC−05:00

Your time

08:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00

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Where is Rio de Janeiro

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Climate and daylight in Rio de Janeiro

  • Warmest month

    February · 25.8 °C

  • Coldest month

    July · 21 °C

  • Wettest month

    December · 232 mm

  • Longest day

    December · 13 h 32

Average temperaturedaily high and low · °C
January: 28.2 / 23.2 °C28°23°JFebruary: 28.4 / 23.3 °C28°23°FMarch: 27.7 / 23.1 °C28°23°MApril: 26.6 / 22 °C27°22°AMay: 24.8 / 19.8 °C25°20°MJune: 24.3 / 18.7 °C24°19°JJuly: 24 / 17.9 °C24°18°JAugust: 24.7 / 17.8 °C25°18°ASeptember: 25.3 / 18.6 °C25°19°SOctober: 26 / 19.8 °C26°20°ONovember: 26.1 / 20.8 °C26°21°NDecember: 27.2 / 22.2 °C27°22°D
Rainfallmonthly total · mm
January: 208 mm208JFebruary: 152 mm152FMarch: 173 mm173MApril: 101 mm101AMay: 71 mm71MJune: 49 mm49JJuly: 45 mm45JAugust: 42 mm42ASeptember: 69 mm69SOctober: 108 mm108ONovember: 220 mm220NDecember: 232 mm232D
Sunrise and sunset15th of each month · local time
06:0012:0018:00January: 05:20 – 18:43 (13 h 23)13hJFebruary: 05:41 – 18:31 (12 h 51)13hFMarch: 05:54 – 18:08 (12 h 14)12hMApril: 06:05 – 17:39 (11 h 33)12hAMay: 06:18 – 17:19 (11 h 01)11hMJune: 06:31 – 17:15 (10 h 44)11hJJuly: 06:33 – 17:24 (10 h 51)11hJAugust: 06:17 – 17:37 (11 h 19)11hASeptember: 05:49 – 17:46 (11 h 57)12hSOctober: 05:20 – 17:57 (12 h 37)13hONovember: 05:00 – 18:14 (13 h 13)13hNDecember: 05:01 – 18:34 (13 h 32)14hDToday: ☀ 05:00 · ☾ 18:14

Average climate 2001–2025 from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Sun times are calculated for the 15th of each month.

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Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil, with about 6,879,000 inhabitants, and uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, currently UTC−03:00. Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of New York.

Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC−03:00 all year.

Today, Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the sun rises at 05:05 AM and sets at 06:07 PM: 13 h 01 min of daylight. Coordinates: -22.91, -43.18.

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Where is Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is at 22.91° S, 43.18° W, in Brazil. The nearest cities on our list are Sao Paulo (360 km), Ciudad del Este (1,198 km), Campo Grande (1,215 km), Pedro Juan Caballero (1,288 km), Encarnacion (1,368 km).

Time in Sao Paulo, Time in Ciudad del Este, Time in Campo Grande, Time in Pedro Juan Caballero, Time in Encarnacion.

Upcoming public holidays in Rio de Janeiro

  • Sunday, November 15, 2026: Republic Day (in 11 days)
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 51 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 58 days)
  • Tuesday, February 9, 2027: Carnaval (in 97 days)
  • Friday, March 26, 2027: Good Friday (in 142 days)
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Other cities on the same time

Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Fortaleza, Recife, Córdoba, Belem, Asuncion, Montevideo, Rosario, Maceio, Mendoza, Tucumán, Mar del Plata, Concepcion, Salta, La Plata, Valparaiso, San Juan, Antofagasta, Vina del Mar, Santa Fe, San Lorenzo, Resistencia.

Frequently asked questions

Rio de Janeiro uses the IANA zone America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC−03:00.

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