Time Difference Between Sydney and São Paulo
São Paulo is 13h behind Sydney in standard time, and 14h behind while Sydney is on daylight saving time.
Sydney clocks move forward on the first Sunday of October and back on the first Sunday of April. 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 Sydney'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.
13h behind (standard time)
| Sydney | São Paulo | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 8 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 10 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 5 AM | No |
14h behind (daylight saving time in Sydney, while São Paulo is on standard time)
| Sydney | São Paulo | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 7 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 8 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 10 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 2 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 4 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
13h behind (standard time)
Sydney and São Paulo don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 6 AM in Sydney, which falls at 5 PM in São Paulo. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
14h behind (daylight saving time in Sydney, while São Paulo is on standard time)
Sydney and São Paulo don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during daylight saving time in Sydney, while São Paulo is on standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 6 AM in Sydney, which falls at 4 PM in São Paulo. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
How the Difference Changes
Only Sydney 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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Sydney
Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone. Standard time is UTC+10, and daylight saving time is UTC+11.
São Paulo
São Paulo uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, at UTC-3 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.