Time in São Paulo
It is 22:28 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in São Paulo. São Paulo is in Brazil. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/Sao_Paulo at -03:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo. Brazil ended nationwide daylight saving in 2019, so the city stays on its standard offset (UTC−03:00) through the year.
Corporate hours commonly run about 09:00–18:00. Europe’s afternoon overlaps the São Paulo morning; New York mornings align with late morning in São Paulo.
B3 trading hours are America/Sao_Paulo without a November spring-forward. Templates copied from 2017 still “fall back” in October and will be wrong.
São Paulo time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- IANA
- America/Sao_Paulo
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in São Paulo
São Paulo is currently on its standard offset. São Paulo does not change its clocks. The offset stays -03:00 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in São Paulo today
The sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:00, giving 11 h 59 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:01, 1 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because São Paulo sits west of the 45° W meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Daylight
- 11 h 59 m
- Solar noon
- 12:01Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call São Paulo
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in São Paulo and the same hours in other major cities.
Same clock as São Paulo
These cities share America/Sao_Paulo, so they show the same civil time as São Paulo right now. Compare them with cities in other zones for a real time difference.
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About São Paulo
- Population
- 11,451,999The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- São Paulo State
- Coordinates
- 23.5504° S, 46.6339° WLatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Calling code
- +55Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Airports
- GRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos InternationalCGHCongonhasArrival and departure boards at these airports quote São Paulo local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in São Paulo
- What time is it in São Paulo right now?
- It is 22:28 in São Paulo as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. São Paulo uses the IANA zone America/Sao_Paulo, currently -03:00.
- Which time zone is São Paulo in?
- São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo, which is currently -03:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does São Paulo observe daylight saving time?
- No. São Paulo stays on -03:00 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is São Paulo ahead of or behind UTC?
- São Paulo is currently at -03:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in São Paulo is 09:00.
Well-known places in São Paulo
If you are checking the time in São Paulo because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- São Paulo Museum of ArtRead more on Wikipedia
- Ibirapuera ParkRead more on Wikipedia
- São Paulo CathedralRead more on Wikipedia