Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Rio de Janeiro

Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro today is at 06:31:21 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:27:16 PM, giving Rio de Janeiro 10h 55min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:06:56 AM and ends at 05:51:40 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Rio de Janeiro or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Rio de Janeiro. Get a full year of light data with the printable Rio de Janeiro Photography Planner 2026.

Rio de Janeiro lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Rio de Janeiro receives 13.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:04 AM and sunset at 06:37 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 10.7 hours — a difference of 2.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 27 at 04:58, while the latest sunset falls around January 16 at 18:43. The evening golden hour in Rio de Janeiro lasts about 48 minutes in summer and 48 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.