São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo — UTC-03:00 (-03) in standard time. It is located in São Paulo, Brazil. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about São Paulo's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
São Paulo uses UTC-03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for São Paulo is America/Sao_Paulo. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Curitiba, Goiânia
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL). Calling code: +55. Languages: Portuguese.
São Paulo (; Portuguese: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu] ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the capital and largest city of the state of São Paulo. The largest city in Brazil, it is also the most populous city in the Americas.
The city exerts international influence in commerce, finance, culture, gastronomy, arts, fashion, technology, entertainment and media, having been listed by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" and the title of "World Capital of Gastronomy", and by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city.
It is the largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city is named after Paul the Apostle and people from the capital city are known as paulistanos (while paulistas refers to people from the state of São Paulo more generally).
Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, São Paulo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the American continents. It played a strategic role during the Brazilian colonial period, serving as the center and starting point for the expeditions of the Paulista bandeirantes (pioneers) settlers for the territorial and economic expansion of the...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — São Paulo. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
12,400,232 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
São Paulo, Brazil.
America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 (-03).
No daylight saving time.
Brazilian Real (BRL) · +55.
Campinas, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH) about 9.1 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 26.3°C and lows 15.9°C. Warmest month: September (average high 29.5°C); coolest month: August (average low 10.9°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
São Paulo is the city with the largest share of Brazil's GDP and has one of the highest city GDPs in the world. According to data from the IBGE, its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 was R$450 billion, approximately US$220 billion, 12.26% of Brazilian GDP and 36% of the São Paulo state's GDP. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: São Paulo · IANA zone: America/Sao_Paulo · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to São Paulo. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between São Paulo and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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