Sao Paulo to Cartagena: time difference
Cartagena is 2 h behind Sao Paulo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sao Paulo 11:47 11:47 AM Cartagena 09:47 9:47 AM You –:–
11:47 11:47 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 18:13
09:47 9:47 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
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−2 h
Cartagena is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Cartagena 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
🇨🇴 Cartagena
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 | 🇨🇴 Cartagena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:47 | 09:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 1,028,736 |
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Sao Paulo and Cartagena: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Cartagena?
The clocks in Cartagena 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 Cartagena?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Cartagena show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Cartagena?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Cartagena show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Cartagena are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cartagena), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Cartagena?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Cartagena. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Cartagena it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Cartagena the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Cartagena switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
