Quarter to Twelve

Time in Houston and Rio De Janeiro

The time difference between Houston, Texas, and Rio De Janeiro is 3 hours. Rio De Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of Houston.

This means 9am in Houston is 12pm in Rio De Janeiro and 5pm in Houston is 8pm in Rio De Janeiro.

Houston

  • The current local time in Houston is 9:04 pm (November 14, 2026)
  • Houston is in the Central Standard Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for Houston, United States, is UTC-06:00

Rio De Janeiro

  • The current local time in Rio De Janeiro is 12:04 am (November 14, 2026)
  • The time zone offset for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, is UTC-03:00

How to convert Houston time to Rio De Janeiro time?

Add 3 hours to Houston time to get Rio De Janeiro time.

Time in Houston

00:00

Time in Rio De Janeiro

00:00

Use the slider above to convert Houston time to Rio De Janeiro time and view the day and night map at different times.

Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

Time Conversion Chart

HoustonRio De Janeiro
12am3am
1am4am
2am5am
3am6am
4am7am
5am8am
6am9am
7am10am
8am11am
9am12pm
10am1pm
11am2pm
12pm3pm
1pm4pm
2pm5pm
3pm6pm
4pm7pm
5pm8pm
6pm9pm
7pm10pm
8pm11pm
9pm12am
10pm1am
11pm2am

Time difference from Houston (UTC-06:00)

+1 hour
+1 hour
-4 hours
-2 hours
-2 hours
-1 hour
+6 hours
-2 hours
-2 hours
-3 hours