Time Difference Between São Paulo and Toronto
Toronto is 2h behind São Paulo in standard time, and 1h behind while Toronto is on daylight saving time.
São Paulo keeps the same clock all year. Toronto clocks move forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November. 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 São Paulo's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in Toronto. 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.
2h behind (standard time)
| São Paulo | Toronto | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 7 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 8 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 12 PM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 1 PM | 11 AM | Yes |
| 2 PM | 12 PM | Yes |
| 3 PM | 1 PM | Yes |
| 4 PM | 2 PM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 3 PM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 4 PM | No |
1h behind (daylight saving time in Toronto, while São Paulo is on standard time)
| São Paulo | Toronto | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 8 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 11 AM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 12 PM | 11 AM | Yes |
| 1 PM | 12 PM | Yes |
| 2 PM | 1 PM | Yes |
| 3 PM | 2 PM | Yes |
| 4 PM | 3 PM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 4 PM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 5 PM | No |
Best Time to Meet
2h behind (standard time)
- 11 AM-6 PM in São Paulo (9 AM-4 PM in Toronto) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
1h behind (daylight saving time in Toronto, while São Paulo is on standard time)
- 10 AM-6 PM in São Paulo (9 AM-5 PM in Toronto) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
How the Difference Changes
Only Toronto 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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São Paulo
São Paulo uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, at UTC-3 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Toronto
Toronto uses the America/Toronto time zone. Standard time is UTC-5, and daylight saving time is UTC-4.