Puerto Vallarta to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo is 3 h ahead of Puerto Vallarta. 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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Puerto Vallarta 20:43 8:43 PM Sao Paulo 23:43 11:43 PM You –:–
20:43 8:43 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:43
23:43 11:43 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
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+3 h
Sao Paulo is 3 h ahead of Puerto Vallarta.
When you, Puerto Vallarta 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
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
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 | 🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:43 | 23:43 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Puerto Vallarta | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 18:43 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 224,166 | 11,451,999 |
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Puerto Vallarta and Sao Paulo: common questions
What is the time difference between Puerto Vallarta and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Puerto Vallarta is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Sao Paulo at the start of the working day in Puerto Vallarta?
The working day in Puerto Vallarta starts at 9:00 AM; in Sao Paulo it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puerto Vallarta, what time is it in Sao Paulo?
At 6:00 PM in Puerto Vallarta, clocks in Sao Paulo show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sao Paulo from Puerto Vallarta?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Puerto Vallarta – 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 Puerto Vallarta?
The new day starts in Sao Paulo earlier: at 9:00 PM in Puerto Vallarta it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Sao Paulo, Puerto Vallarta is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Puerto Vallarta and Sao Paulo change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
