§ 01BR · Latin America
São Paulo
Brazil
São Paulo operates on Brasília Time (UTC−3) and dropped DST in 2019 — a detail that often surprises European counterparts. The B3 exchange opens at 10:00 BRT. Calls into Brazil benefit from a 14:00 local start; mornings are heavy with internal meetings.
São Paulo · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC12h 05m of light
Sunrise
08:56 UTC
Solar noon
14:59 UTC
Sunset
21:01 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into America/Sao_Paulo.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 05m
Conventional business hours
09:00—18:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveDaylight
+22°C
Drizzle
Feels like
21°
Wind
12 km/h NW
Humidity
80%
Pressure
1,013 mb
UV index · 5Visibility · 14 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Brasilia Standard Time (GMT-3)
- UTC offset
- UTC−03:00
- IANA identifier
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Daylight saving (2026)
- São Paulo does not observe daylight saving time and stays on GMT-3 (UTC−03:00) all year.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London−4 h
New York+1 h
Tokyo−12 h
Dubai−7 h
Singapore−11 h
Sydney−13 h
Hours are São Paulo's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is São Paulo in?
- São Paulo is in the Brasilia Standard Time zone (GMT-3), currently UTC−03:00.
- Does São Paulo observe daylight saving time?
- São Paulo does not observe daylight saving time and stays on GMT-3 (UTC−03:00) all year.
- What is São Paulo's UTC offset right now?
- São Paulo is currently UTC−03:00 (GMT-3).
- What is the time difference between São Paulo and London?
- São Paulo is 4 hours behind London right now.
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