Rio in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.6140, -88.8756
- Elevation
- 122 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1275 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rio, Mississippi, United States
The current local time in Rio, Mississippi, United States is displayed here for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Rio, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rio
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Rio.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Rio right now
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Rio and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26755
- 53960
- 61472
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Mississippi
- Jackson 153 701
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
Other places named Rio
- Rio West Greece, Greece
- Rio Wisconsin, United States
- Rio Florida, United States
- Rio Illinois, United States
- Rio Liguria, Italy
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Texas (historical) — 2.4 km
- Herbert Springs — 5.1 km
- Damascus — 6.2 km
- Herbert (historical) — 7.2 km
- Oktibbeha (historical) — 7.4 km
- Martin — 7.7 km
Time and daylight in Rio
Rio keeps the same time as its neighbours Texas (historical) and Herbert Springs.
3 codes are used to address mail in Rio.
Local clocks in Rio follow the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Today, Rio has first light at 7:00 AM and last light at 6:24 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 24 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Rio?
- Rio is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Rio?
- Daylight saving in Rio: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in Rio?
- At 6:24 PM.