Time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
Local time in both cities
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
20:19
Los Angeles · United States
16:19
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
same day
Time zones
| Rio de Janeiro | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00 |
Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Los Angeles is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-07:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Rio de Janeiro. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Rio de Janeiro (source) | Los Angeles (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 00:00 |
| 05:00 | 01:00 |
| 06:00 | 02:00 |
| 07:00 | 03:00 |
| 08:00 | 04:00 |
| 09:00 | 05:00 |
| 10:00 | 06:00 |
| 11:00 | 07:00 |
| 12:00 | 08:00 |
| 13:00 | 09:00 |
| 14:00 | 10:00 |
| 15:00 | 11:00 |
| 16:00 | 12:00 |
| 17:00 | 13:00 |
| 18:00 | 14:00 |
| 19:00 | 15:00 |
| 20:00 | 16:00 |
| 21:00 | 17:00 |
| 22:00 | 18:00 |
| 23:00 | 19:00 |
Other common differences from Rio de Janeiro
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Rio de Janeiro uses America/Sao_Paulo and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Rio de Janeiro; the right column is the local time in Los Angeles at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.