Time in São Paulo
The current offset in São Paulo is UTC-3, on the America/Sao_Paulo zone. Its clocks never change, so that offset holds all year.
São Paulo, Brazil
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Abbreviation
- —
- Standard offset
- UTC-3
- Daylight offset
- —
- Country
- Brazil (BR)
- Coordinates
- -23.55, -46.63
Daylight saving time
This city does not observe daylight saving time. Its offset from UTC is the same on every day of the year.
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Daylight
- 11 hours 24 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is São Paulo in?
- São Paulo uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, currently UTC-3. Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does São Paulo observe daylight saving time?
- No. São Paulo keeps UTC-3 all year round, so its offset from UTC never changes.
- What is the difference between São Paulo and UTC?
- UTC-3 as of the last rebuild. That figure is constant, because the city does not change its clocks.
- When does the sun rise and set in São Paulo?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 06:28 and sunset 17:52 local time, giving 11 hours 24 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.