Colombo to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo is 8 h 30 min behind Colombo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−8 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Colombo 05:55 5:55 AM Sao Paulo 21:25 9:25 PM You –:–
05:55 5:55 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
21:25 9:25 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
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−8 h 30 min
Sao Paulo is 8 h 30 min behind Colombo.
When you, Colombo and Sao Paulo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Colombo
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Colombo | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:55 | 21:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Colombo | — | −8 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 12 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 753,000 | 11,451,999 |
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Colombo and Sao Paulo: common questions
How many hours behind Colombo is Sao Paulo?
The clocks in Sao Paulo are 8 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Colombo (UTC−3 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Colombo, what time is it in Sao Paulo?
At 9:00 AM in Colombo, clocks in Sao Paulo show 12:30 AM.
What time is it in Sao Paulo at the end of the working day in Colombo?
The working day in Colombo ends at 6:00 PM; in Sao Paulo it is 9:30 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Colombo and in Sao Paulo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Colombo, which is 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM in Sao Paulo.
When does the date change in Sao Paulo compared with Colombo?
The new day starts in Sao Paulo later: until 8:30 AM in Colombo, it is still the previous day there. From 3:30 PM in Sao Paulo, Colombo is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Colombo and Sao Paulo change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours and 30 minutes all year.
