Medellin to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo 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 20:12 8:12 PM Sao Paulo 22:12 10:12 PM You –:–
20:12 8:12 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
22:12 10:12 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
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+2 h
Sao Paulo is 2 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin 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
🇨🇴 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 Paulo
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 Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:12 | 22:12 |
| 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 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 11,451,999 |
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Medellin and Sao Paulo: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Sao Paulo?
The clocks in Sao Paulo 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 Paulo?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Sao Paulo show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sao Paulo when it is 6:00 PM in Medellin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Medellin, it is 8:00 PM in Sao Paulo.
When is a good time to call Sao Paulo from Medellin?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Medellin – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Sao Paulo?
From 10:00 PM in Medellin it is already the next day in Sao Paulo. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Medellin.
Does the time gap between Medellin and Sao Paulo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medellin nor in Sao Paulo, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
