Guanacaste to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo is 3 h ahead of Guanacaste. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Guanacaste 21:52 9:52 PM Sao Paulo 00:52 12:52 AM You –:–
21:52 9:52 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:26
00:52 12:52 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 18:12
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+3 h
Sao Paulo is 3 h ahead of Guanacaste.
When you, Guanacaste 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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:52 | 00:52 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Guanacaste | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 12 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 1,823 | 11,451,999 |
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Guanacaste and Sao Paulo: common questions
What is the time difference between Guanacaste and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Guanacaste is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Sao Paulo at the start of the working day in Guanacaste?
The working day in Guanacaste starts at 9:00 AM; in Sao Paulo it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Guanacaste, what time is it in Sao Paulo?
At 6:00 PM in Guanacaste, clocks in Sao Paulo show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sao Paulo from Guanacaste?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Guanacaste – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sao Paulo compared with Guanacaste?
The new day starts in Sao Paulo earlier: at 9:00 PM in Guanacaste it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Sao Paulo, Guanacaste is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Guanacaste and Sao Paulo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Guanacaste nor in Sao Paulo, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
