San Jose to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo is 3 h ahead of San Jose. 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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San Jose 20:02 8:02 PM Sao Paulo 23:02 11:02 PM You –:–
20:02 8:02 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
23:02 11:02 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
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+3 h
Sao Paulo is 3 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose 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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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 | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:02 | 23:02 |
| 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 San Jose | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 12 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 11,451,999 |
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San Jose and Sao Paulo: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Sao Paulo?
The clocks in Sao Paulo are 3 hours ahead of those in San Jose (UTC−3 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Sao Paulo when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 12:00 PM in Sao Paulo.
What time is it in Sao Paulo when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 9:00 PM in Sao Paulo.
When is a good time to call Sao Paulo from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in San Jose – 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 is it already the next day in Sao Paulo?
From 9:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Sao Paulo. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Sao Paulo change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
