Rio de Janeiro to Sydney
Converting a fixed time. America/Sao_Paulo → Australia/Sydney · 13,521 km (8,397 miles) apart
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Rio de Janeiro | Sydney | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 1pm | 00:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 1am | 2pm | 01:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 2am | 3pm | 02:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 3am | 4pm | 03:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 4am | 5pm | 04:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 5am | 6pm | 05:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 6am | 7pm | 06:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 7am | 8pm | 07:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am now | 9pm | 08:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 10pm | 09:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 10am | 11pm | 10:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11am | 12am Fri | 11:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 12pm | 1am Fri | 12:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 1pm | 2am Fri | 13:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 2pm | 3am Fri | 14:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 3pm | 4am Fri | 15:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4pm | 5am Fri | 16:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5pm | 6am Fri | 17:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 6pm | 7am Fri | 18:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 8am Fri | 19:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 9am Fri | 20:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 10am Fri | 21:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 11am Fri | 22:00 → 11:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 11pm | 12pm Fri | 23:00 → 12:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sydney when it is 9:00 am in Rio de Janeiro?
10:00 pm in Sydney the same day.
How many hours ahead is Sydney of Rio de Janeiro?
Sydney is 13 hours ahead Rio de Janeiro. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Rio de Janeiro and Sydney?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.