Time difference between Edinburgh and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is 4 hours behind Edinburgh.
Local time in both cities
Edinburgh · United Kingdom
20:20
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
16:20
Rio de Janeiro is 4 hours behind Edinburgh.
same day
Time zones
| Edinburgh | Europe/London · UTC+01:00 |
|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
Edinburgh is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+01:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 01:00.
Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Edinburgh. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Edinburgh (source) | Rio de Janeiro (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 Edinburgh
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Edinburgh and Rio de Janeiro 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. Edinburgh uses Europe/London and Rio de Janeiro uses America/Sao_Paulo; 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 Edinburgh; the right column is the local time in Rio de Janeiro 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.