Current Time in Cabo Frio, Brazil 🇧🇷
Lat/Long: 22.89° S, 42.03° W
Population: 108,239
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil
IANA Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
Timezone: GMT-3
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Moon Phases & Times for Cabo Frio
Current Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
18.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 09:31
Next Moonset
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Today, 21:49
View the detailed moon calendar for Cabo Frio with moonphases, moonrise, and moonset times for any date.
Time in Cabo Frio — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on Cabo Frio's current local time, time zone, and DST status.
What time is it in Cabo Frio right now?
The current local time in Cabo Frio, Brazil is 00:11 (Saturday, July 18, 2026). Cabo Frio observes the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, which is UTC-3 .
Which time zone does Cabo Frio use?
Cabo Frio uses America/Sao_Paulo, an IANA time zone identifier. Use this identifier when configuring calendar apps, servers or scheduling software to ensure the correct UTC offset and daylight-saving rules are applied for Cabo Frio.
Does Cabo Frio observe daylight saving time?
Cabo Frio is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA America/Sao_Paulo time zone; the changeover dates differ from year to year and are applied automatically by all major operating systems.
What is the UTC offset for Cabo Frio?
Right now Cabo Frio is at UTC-3. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Cabo Frio observes DST.
When does the day change in Cabo Frio?
Midnight in Cabo Frio occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the America/Sao_Paulo zone. Since Cabo Frio is at UTC-3, the date here is behind UTC by 3 hours.