What timezone is Cruzeiro do Sul in?

Cruzeiro do Sul uses the IANA timezone America/Rio_Branco. The UTC offset is always UTC-5 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Cruzeiro do Sul observe daylight saving time?

No. Cruzeiro do Sul does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-5 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Cruzeiro do Sul?

Cruzeiro do Sul is currently at UTC-5.

What is the time difference between Cruzeiro do Sul and New York?

Cruzeiro do Sul is currently 1 hour behind New York.

What is the time difference between Cruzeiro do Sul and London?

Cruzeiro do Sul is currently 6 hours behind London.

Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil · UTC-5

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

W14 ↑ 05:54 ↓ 17:56 No DST

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Cruzeiro do Sul sits on the Juruá River near the Peruvian border, in the state of Acre, the westernmost corner of Brazil. The city uses America/Rio_Branco, UTC-5 year-round, putting it in the same offset as Lima across the border in Peru. Acre Time exists as a distinct Brazilian timezone because the state is geographically so far west that UTC-4 (used by neighboring Amazonas state) would put solar noon well past 1pm. UTC-5 keeps the sun reasonably aligned with the clock.

Brazil used to extend DST into Acre, but the state consistently argued against it. The Amazon basin’s equatorial latitude means minimal daylight variation across seasons, and the disruption of clock changes on remote communities with limited infrastructure outweighed any theoretical energy savings. Brazil exempted Acre from DST in 2008, and the state has run steady since.

The river sets the real schedule

Cruzeiro do Sul is accessible mainly by boat along the Juruá River or by small aircraft. The river sets the rhythms here more than any timezone policy: floods and low water determine whether goods can arrive, which businesses can open, and when the next supply boat will come. The clock says UTC-5. The river says whenever it says.

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Questions about time in Cruzeiro do Sul

What timezone is Cruzeiro do Sul in?: Cruzeiro do Sul uses the IANA timezone America/Rio_Branco. The UTC offset is always UTC-5 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Cruzeiro do Sul observe daylight saving time?: No. Cruzeiro do Sul does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-5 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Cruzeiro do Sul?: Cruzeiro do Sul is currently at UTC-5.
What is the time difference between Cruzeiro do Sul and New York?: Cruzeiro do Sul is currently 1 hour behind New York.
What is the time difference between Cruzeiro do Sul and London?: Cruzeiro do Sul is currently 6 hours behind London.
What is the time difference between Cruzeiro do Sul and Los Angeles?: Cruzeiro do Sul is currently 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Cruzeiro do Sul and Tokyo?: Cruzeiro do Sul is currently 14 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Cruzeiro do Sul?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Cruzeiro do Sul is America/Rio_Branco. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Rio_Branco' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Rio_Branco')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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