Convert Shanghai time to São Paulo time

Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Shanghai, and what the clock reads in São Paulo at that same moment.

Daylight saving time

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

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

• Shanghai 09:00–18:00São Paulo 22:00–07:00
• Shanghai 20:00–05:00São Paulo 09:00–18:00

Reference

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

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Shanghai and São Paulo?

São Paulo is 11 hours behind Shanghai. 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 São Paulo from Shanghai?

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 Shanghai observe daylight saving time?

No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does São Paulo observe daylight saving time?

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

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

It is 01:00 in São Paulo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Shanghai and São Paulo use?

Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.