Time difference between New York City and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is 1 hours ahead of New York City.
Local time in both cities
New York City · United States
17:32
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
18:32
Rio de Janeiro is 1 hours ahead of New York City.
same day
Time zones
| New York City | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
New York City is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 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 New York City. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| New York City (source) | Rio de Janeiro (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 next day |
Other common differences from New York City
FAQ
- How many hours apart are New York City 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. New York City uses America/New_York 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 New York City; 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.