Current time in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
Time-zone identity for Rio de Janeiro
- IANA zone
America/Sao_Paulo- UTC offset now
- UTC-03:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-3
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Rio de Janeiro is currently 3 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Rio de Janeiro
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Rio de Janeiro
Conditions near Rio de Janeiro and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Clear
- Feels like
- 25°C
- Humidity
- 61%
- Wind
- 11.5 km/h NE
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny15°C to 24°C4% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.5 km/h
- Sunny16°C to 25°C3% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.5 km/h
- Sunny17°C to 27°C3% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.9 km/h
Forecast valid from 20:15 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:26:48.346Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:41:48.346Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Rio de Janeiro
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Sao_Paulo, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Rio de Janeiro
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Sao_Paulo local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Civil twilight
- 06:09–17:49
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:22
- Moonset
- 19:59
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Location context
About Rio de Janeiro
Location details for Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
- Administrative area
- Brazil
- Population
- 6,747,815
- Coordinates
- 22.9064° S, 43.1822° W. The elevation is 12 metres.
Country context
Brazil at a glance
Country information for Brazil. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Brasilia
- Country codes
- BR · BRA · 076
- Population
- 209,469,333
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Calling code
- +55
- Languages
- Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, English, and French
- Time zones represented
- 15 time zones are used by cities in this directory: America/Araguaina, America/Bahia, America/Belem, and America/Boa_Vista, and 11 more.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Rio de Janeiro
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Rio de Janeiro. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Santa TeresaRio de Janeiro, Brazil1.4 km southwest
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - CateteRio de Janeiro, Brazil2.1 km south
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - EstácioRio de Janeiro, Brazil2.6 km southwest
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - CopacabanaRio de Janeiro, Brazil7 km south
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - NiteróiRio de Janeiro, Brazil8.5 km east
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - IpanemaRio de Janeiro, Brazil8.9 km south
America/Sao_PauloSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Sao_Paulo when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3451190 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:26:48.323Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:26:48.346Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T15:40:42.663Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.