Current time in São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil, keeps Brasilia Standard Time at UTC-03:00 all year, with no clock changes.
Current time in São Paulo
12:22:03
America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
Time zone in São Paulo
Sunrise and sunset in São Paulo
Sun and clock in São Paulo
Averaged over the year, solar noon in São Paulo falls at 12:07: the city sits almost on the meridian its clock is set to.
Rio de Janeiro, 360 km to the east, keeps the same clock, yet the sun crosses the meridian there 14 minutes earlier than in São Paulo.
Daylight through the year in São Paulo
No city in another country and at least 30° of longitude away lies within a degree of São Paulo’s latitude; the closest, Johannesburg at 26.2°S, has a longest day 12 minutes longer.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 05:14 | 18:29 | 13 h 15 m |
| December 15 | 05:14 | 18:49 | 13 h 35 m |
| January 15 | 05:33 | 18:59 | 13 h 25 m |
| February 15 | 05:54 | 18:47 | 12 h 52 m |
| March 15 | 06:08 | 18:23 | 12 h 15 m |
| April 15 | 06:20 | 17:53 | 11 h 33 m |
| May 15 | 06:33 | 17:32 | 10 h 59 m |
| June 15 | 06:46 | 17:28 | 10 h 41 m |
| July 15 | 06:48 | 17:37 | 10 h 49 m |
| August 15 | 06:32 | 17:50 | 11 h 18 m |
| September 15 | 06:03 | 18:00 | 11 h 57 m |
| October 15 | 05:34 | 18:11 | 12 h 37 m |
When the clocks change in São Paulo
São Paulo has kept UTC-03:00 since February 17, 2019. The last time its clock showed anything else was from November 4, 2018 to February 17, 2019, when it ran at UTC-02:00. That was the last of 46 such spells in the record since 1900. The record opens with São Paulo’s own local mean time, UTC-03:06:28, kept until 1914.
Calling São Paulo from another time zone
| Place | São Paulo’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 12:00–20:00 | — | — |
| New York | 07:00–15:00 | 6 h, 11:00–17:00 São Paulo time | 6 h to 7 h |
| London | 12:00–20:00 | 5 h, 09:00–14:00 São Paulo time | 4 h to 5 h |
| Tokyo | 21:00–05:00 | none | none all year |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in São Paulo, every other city in this directory has already reached Monday. By 17:00 on Friday, 41 listed cities, including New Delhi and Shanghai, have already reached Saturday.
São Paulo compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from São Paulo | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | 2 h behind | 2 h behind / 1 h behind |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead / 4 h ahead |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 7 h ahead | all year |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 8 h 30 min ahead | all year |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 11 h ahead | all year |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 12 h ahead | all year |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 14 h ahead | 13 h ahead / 14 h ahead |
Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep America/Sao_Paulo time: Rio de Janeiro.
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 360 km east | same clock | 14 minutes earlier |
| Buenos Aires | 1,670 km south-west | same clock | 47 minutes later |
| Santiago | 2,590 km south-west | 1 h behind / the same | 1 h 36 min later |
| Lima | 3,450 km west | 2 h behind | 2 h 2 min later |
| Bogotá | 4,330 km north-west | 2 h behind | 1 h 50 min later |
| Caracas | 4,380 km north-west | 1 h behind | 1 h 21 min later |
| Panama City | 5,090 km north-west | 2 h behind | 2 h 12 min later |
| Accra | 5,990 km north-east | 3 h ahead | 3 h 6 min earlier |
Beyond São Paulo’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is Buenos Aires, 1,670 km to the south-west, on America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is São Paulo in?
São Paulo keeps America/Sao_Paulo, Brasilia Standard Time, at UTC-03:00 all year. The identifier is named after São Paulo itself.
Is all of Brazil on the same time as São Paulo?
No. The tz database entries for Brazil keep 4 different standard times, from UTC-05:00 (Acre Standard Time) to UTC-02:00 (Fernando de Noronha Standard Time). São Paulo keeps one in between, with 2 lower and 1 higher.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as São Paulo?
Argentina, Chile (Coyhaique and Punta Arenas), Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay keep exactly São Paulo’s clock, with no clock changes either. Within Brazil, 7 other tz database entries match it too.
What is the time difference between São Paulo and Santiago?
The clock in Santiago, Chile, about 2,590 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is the same as São Paulo’s or 1 h behind São Paulo, depending on the date.