Medellin to Sao Carlos: time difference
Sao Carlos is 2 h ahead of Medellin. 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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Medellin 21:37 9:37 PM Sao Carlos 23:37 11:37 PM You –:–
21:37 9:37 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
23:37 11:37 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:46 · 🌙 18:13
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+2 h
Sao Carlos is 2 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Sao Carlos are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Medellin
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 Carlos
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇧🇷 Sao Carlos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:37 | 23:37 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 05:46 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 254,857 |
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Medellin and Sao Carlos: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Sao Carlos?
The clocks in Sao Carlos are 2 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Sao Carlos?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Sao Carlos show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sao Carlos when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 8:00 PM in Sao Carlos.
When do working hours in Medellin and in Sao Carlos overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Medellin, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Carlos.
When is it already the next day in Sao Carlos?
From 10:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Sao Carlos. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Sao Carlos it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Sao Carlos the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Sao Carlos switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
