What is the time difference between São Paulo and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 12 hours ahead of São Paulo. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Tokyo from São Paulo?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does São Paulo observe daylight saving time?

No. São Paulo stays on UTC-3 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in São Paulo, what time is it in Tokyo?

It is 00:00 in Tokyo, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do São Paulo and Tokyo use?

São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert São Paulo time to Tokyo time

Tokyo is 12 hours ahead of São Paulo right now, so midday in São Paulo lands in the small hours in Tokyo.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for São Paulo, across for Tokyo.

São Paulo	Tokyo
00:00	12:00
01:00	13:00
02:00	14:00
03:00	15:00
04:00	16:00
05:00	17:00
06:00	18:00
07:00	19:00
08:00	20:00
09:00	21:00
10:00	22:00
11:00	23:00
12:00	00:00next day
13:00	01:00next day
14:00	02:00next day
15:00	03:00next day
16:00	04:00next day
17:00	05:00next day
18:00	06:00next day
19:00	07:00next day
20:00	08:00next day
21:00	09:00next day
22:00	10:00next day
23:00	11:00next day

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

São Paulo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-3

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in São Paulo and one in Tokyo do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

São Paulo 21:00–06:00Tokyo 09:00–18:00
São Paulo 09:00–18:00Tokyo 21:00–06:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	São Paulo	Tokyo
IANA zone	America/Sao_Paulo	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	UTC-3	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC-3	UTC+9
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Brazil	Japan

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between São Paulo and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 12 hours ahead of São Paulo. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Tokyo from São Paulo?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does São Paulo observe daylight saving time?: No. São Paulo stays on UTC-3 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in São Paulo, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 00:00 in Tokyo, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do São Paulo and Tokyo use?: São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.