UTC Offset
UTC-06:00
Current time in Rio Rancho, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-07:00 in winter, UTC-06:00 in summer.
Current time in Rio Rancho, United States
02:36 20
IANA time zone
America/Denver
Daylight saving
DST in effect
MST / MDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Rio Rancho, United States is 02:36 (MDT), which is UTC-06:00.
Rio Rancho is in United States, located at 35.233, -106.664.
The current time zone for Rio Rancho is MDT, whose offset is UTC-06:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Denver.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Rio Rancho
Mountain Standard Time (MST)
IANA time zone:
America/Denver During winter
MST
Mountain Standard Time
UTC-07:00
Currently active
MDT
Mountain Daylight Time
UTC-06:00
Daylight in Rio Rancho today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 31m
Rio Rancho, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W
- IANA zone
- America/Denver
- Population
- 87,521
- Elevation
- 1,610 m
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Rio Rancho on the map · time zone
Rio Rancho, United States
- Local time02:36
- UTC offsetUTC-06:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Denver
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 35.23°, -106.66°
World clock
Compared with Rio Rancho
Daylight saving time in Rio Rancho
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-07:00 in winter, UTC-06:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Rio Rancho.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Rio Rancho, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Rio Rancho | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 01:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 03:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 04:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 05:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 06:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 08:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 09:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 13:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 14:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 15:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 22:00 | 01:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 09:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 23:00 | 02:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 09:00 +1 | 10:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Rio Rancho, United States is 02:36 (MDT). Rio Rancho uses the America/Denver time zone, which is UTC-06:00.
Rio Rancho uses MST (UTC-07:00) in winter and switches to MDT (UTC-06:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Denver.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Rio Rancho is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Rio Rancho is America/Denver. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently AM in Rio Rancho. The local time is 02:36 (MDT).
Rio Rancho is UTC-07:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-06:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-06:00.
The next daylight saving transition in Rio Rancho is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Rio Rancho is currently 2 hours behind New York.