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AUTO follows the operating system. Working hours drive the green banding on every grid. All four persist on this device only.

Time in Madrid vs Rio de Janeiro

Madrid keeps CEST (UTC+2) and Rio de Janeiro keeps UTC−3 (UTC−3) today. Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours behind Madrid; the rows below read both clocks live.

The working day, side by side

Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 09:00–13:00 in Rio de Janeiro (14:00–18:00 your time).

Madrid and Rio de Janeiro hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
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Best hours to call

14:00 in Madrid
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Rio de Janeiro
15:00 in Madrid
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Rio de Janeiro
16:00 in Madrid
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Rio de Janeiro
17:00 in Madrid
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Rio de Janeiro

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

Madrid next changes on Sunday 25 October 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.

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Common questions

How many hours ahead is Rio de Janeiro of Madrid?

Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours behind Madrid right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.

What is the best time to call between Madrid and Rio de Janeiro?

Any hour in 14:00–18:00 Madrid time is inside working hours in both cities.

Do Madrid and Rio de Janeiro change clocks on the same date?

Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.