Meeting time

Best time to meet: Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro

Mexico City is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 9 AM to 2 PM in Mexico City, which is 12 PM to 5 PM in Rio de Janeiro. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Mexico City (1:30 PM in Rio de Janeiro).

Tue 10:00 AMMexico City · Central Standard TimeTue 1:00 PMRio de Janeiro · Brasilia Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

Mexico CityRio de Janeiro
6 AM9 AMRio de Janeiro at work
7 AM10 AMRio de Janeiro at work
8 AM11 AMRio de Janeiro at work
9 AM12 PMBoth at work
10 AM1 PMBoth at work
11 AM2 PMBoth at work
12 PM3 PMBoth at work
1 PM4 PMBoth at work
2 PM5 PMMexico City at work
3 PM6 PMMexico City at work
4 PM7 PMMexico City at work
5 PM8 PMBoth off
6 PM9 PMBoth off
7 PM10 PMBoth off
8 PM11 PMBoth off
9 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM1 AM next dayBoth off

All year

The gap between Mexico City 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 Mexico City?
12 PM in Rio de Janeiro, while Mexico City is 3 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro?
10:30 AM in Mexico City, which is 1:30 PM in Rio de Janeiro. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2 PM Mexico City time.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No. It stays 3 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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