São Paulo time zone
The current UTC offset for São Paulo, its daylight saving behaviour, and how its working day lines up with the world's major business hubs.
Zone America/Sao_Paulo, currently reporting as GMT-3. No daylight saving is observed here.
Daylight saving in São Paulo
São Paulo does not observe daylight saving. Its offset is UTC−3 on every day of the year, which makes recurring meetings straightforward — once a slot is agreed in local time it stays correct indefinitely.
About São Paulo
São Paulo dropped daylight saving in 2019 after decades of observing it, and now holds a fixed offset all year. Brazilian business hours run late by northern standards, with meetings after 6pm local unremarkable. Because Brazil no longer shifts while Europe and North America do, the gap to both changes twice a year.
Overlap with major hubs
| City | Offset from São Paulo | Overlap quality |
|---|---|---|
| New York | −1 | 8h shared working hours |
| London | +4 | 5h shared working hours |
| Dubai | +7 | 2h shared working hours |
| Singapore | +11 | Awake, outside core hours |
| Sydney | +13 | Awake, outside core hours |
Overlap quality compares core working hours (09:00–17:59 local) in both cities. Follow any row for the full hour-by-hour breakdown.
The São Paulo working day in UTC
| UTC | São Paulo | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:00 prev day | Late night |
| 01:00 | 22:00 prev day | Late night |
| 02:00 | 23:00 prev day | Late night |
| 03:00 | 00:00 | Asleep |
| 04:00 | 01:00 | Asleep |
| 05:00 | 02:00 | Asleep |
| 06:00 | 03:00 | Asleep |
| 07:00 | 04:00 | Asleep |
| 08:00 | 05:00 | Asleep |
| 09:00 | 06:00 | Early morning |
| 10:00 | 07:00 | Early morning |
| 11:00 | 08:00 | Early morning |
| 12:00 | 09:00 | Working hours |
| 13:00 | 10:00 | Working hours |
| 14:00 | 11:00 | Working hours |
| 15:00 | 12:00 | Working hours |
| 16:00 | 13:00 | Working hours |
| 17:00 | 14:00 | Working hours |
| 18:00 | 15:00 | Working hours |
| 19:00 | 16:00 | Working hours |
| 20:00 | 17:00 | Working hours |
| 21:00 | 18:00 | Evening |
| 22:00 | 19:00 | Evening |
| 23:00 | 20:00 | Evening |
Shown for 27 August 2026.
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Intl API and were last generated on 27 August 2026. See how we calculate these figures.