Sao Paulo to Alajuela: time difference
Alajuela is 3 h behind Sao Paulo. 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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Sao Paulo 09:21 9:21 AM Alajuela 06:21 6:21 AM You –:–
09:21 9:21 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 18:12
06:21 6:21 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
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−3 h
Alajuela is 3 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Alajuela are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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
🇨🇷 Alajuela
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇨🇷 Alajuela |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:21 | 06:21 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 50,000 |
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Sao Paulo and Alajuela: common questions
How far behind Sao Paulo is Alajuela?
Alajuela is 3 hours behind Sao Paulo: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Alajuela show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Alajuela?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Alajuela show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Alajuela from Sao Paulo?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Alajuela – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Alajuela?
Until 3:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Alajuela. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Alajuela it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Alajuela the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Alajuela switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
