Meeting time

Best time to meet: Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro

Johannesburg is 5 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Johannesburg, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Rio de Janeiro. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Johannesburg (10 AM in Rio de Janeiro).

Tue 6:00 PMJohannesburg · South Africa Standard TimeTue 1:00 PMRio de Janeiro · Brasilia Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Johannesburg time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

JohannesburgRio de Janeiro
6 AM1 AMBoth off
7 AM2 AMBoth off
8 AM3 AMBoth off
9 AM4 AMJohannesburg at work
10 AM5 AMJohannesburg at work
11 AM6 AMJohannesburg at work
12 PM7 AMJohannesburg at work
1 PM8 AMJohannesburg at work
2 PM9 AMBoth at work
3 PM10 AMEasiest time
4 PM11 AMBoth at work
5 PM12 PMRio de Janeiro at work
6 PM1 PMRio de Janeiro at work
7 PM2 PMRio de Janeiro at work
8 PM3 PMRio de Janeiro at work
9 PM4 PMRio de Janeiro at work
10 PM5 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 9 AM in Johannesburg?
4 AM in Rio de Janeiro, while Johannesburg is 5 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro?
3 PM in Johannesburg, which is 10 AM in Rio de Janeiro. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Johannesburg time.
Does the time difference between Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No. It stays 5 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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