Time Difference Between São Paulo and Tokyo
Tokyo is 12h ahead of São Paulo all year. Neither city observes daylight saving time, so this difference stays constant.
São Paulo keeps the same clock all year. Tokyo keeps the same clock all year. The figure above holds for the whole year. It does 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 São Paulo's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in Tokyo. 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.
| São Paulo | Tokyo | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 10 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 11 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 5 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 6 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
São Paulo and Tokyo don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 2 AM in São Paulo, which falls at 2 PM in Tokyo. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
How the Difference Changes
The difference between São Paulo and Tokyo holds all year. Neither city changes its clocks.
São Paulo
São Paulo uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, at UTC-3 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Tokyo
Tokyo uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone, at UTC+9 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.