Time Difference Between Paris and São Paulo
São Paulo is 4h behind Paris in standard time, and 5h behind while Paris is on daylight saving time.
Paris clocks move forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October. São Paulo keeps the same clock all year. The figures above cover each part of the year. They do not come from the offset on the day the site was built. The live clocks use the current time.
Working Hours Overlap
For each hour of Paris's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in São Paulo. Rows highlighted green fall within standard working hours (9:00-18:00) in both cities. Each block is one part of the year, so the table does not change with the day this page was built.
4h behind (standard time)
| Paris | São Paulo | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 5 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 6 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 7 AM | No |
| 12 PM | 8 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 2 PM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 3 PM | 11 AM | Yes |
| 4 PM | 12 PM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 1 PM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 2 PM | No |
5h behind (daylight saving time in Paris, while São Paulo is on standard time)
| Paris | São Paulo | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 4 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 5 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 6 AM | No |
| 12 PM | 7 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 8 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 3 PM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 4 PM | 11 AM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 12 PM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 1 PM | No |
Best Time to Meet
4h behind (standard time)
- 1 PM-6 PM in Paris (9 AM-2 PM in São Paulo) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
5h behind (daylight saving time in Paris, while São Paulo is on standard time)
- 2 PM-6 PM in Paris (9 AM-1 PM in São Paulo) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
How the Difference Changes
Only Paris changes its clocks, so the gap is not one number. The rules are above. The dates for the year you are reading this page load below.
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Paris
Paris uses the Europe/Paris time zone. Standard time is UTC+1, and daylight saving time is UTC+2.
São Paulo
São Paulo uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, at UTC-3 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.