Sao Paulo to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 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 21:58 9:58 PM Austin, TX 19:58 7:58 PM You –:–
21:58 9:58 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
19:58 7:58 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Austin, TX 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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:58 | 19:58 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 974,447 |
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Sao Paulo and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 2 hours behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Austin show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, it is 4:00 PM in Austin.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Sao Paulo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time difference between Sao Paulo and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
