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Clock Changes in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2013

Last change: 2019
Feb
17
1 hour Back

Feb 17, 2019, 12:00 midnight

End DST: Saturday, February 16, 2013 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 20, 2013 — 1 hour forward
Location of Rio de JaneiroLocation

Feb 17

Back 1 hour

Feb 17, 2013 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 17, 2013, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 16, 2013, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 17, 2013 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

Oct 20

Forward 1 hour

Oct 20, 2013 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 20, 2013, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 20, 2013, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 20, 2013 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
Brazil: Acre and parts of Amazonas switch time zones
Most of Brazil starts DST on October 20

Other years: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST End (Clock Backward)DST Start (Clock Forward)
2010Sunday, February 21, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 17, 12:00 midnight
2011Sunday, February 20, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 16, 12:00 midnight
2012Sunday, February 26, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 21, 12:00 midnight
2013Sunday, February 17, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 20, 12:00 midnight
2014Sunday, February 16, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 19, 12:00 midnight
2015Sunday, February 22, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 18, 12:00 midnight
2016Sunday, February 21, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 16, 12:00 midnight
2017Sunday, February 19, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 15, 12:00 midnight
2018Sunday, February 18, 12:00 midnightSunday, November 4, 12:00 midnight
2019Sunday, February 17, 12:00 midnightNo DST Start
All times are local for Rio de Janeiro.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Rio de Janeiro, however, we have earlier time zone history for São Paulo available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Rio de Janeiro