Sao Paulo to El Paso, TX: time difference
El Paso, TX 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 00:39 12:39 AM El Paso, TX 21:39 9:39 PM You –:–
00:39 12:39 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:09
21:39 9:39 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:42
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−3 h
El Paso, TX is 3 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and El Paso, 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
🇺🇸 El Paso, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 El Paso, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:39 | 21:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Mountain Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Denver |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:39 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 12 h 31 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 678,815 |
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Sao Paulo and El Paso, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Sao Paulo and El Paso, TX?
El Paso is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Sao Paulo is on UTC−3.
What time is it in El Paso, TX, at the start of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo starts at 9:00 AM; in El Paso it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in El Paso, TX, at the end of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo ends at 6:00 PM; in El Paso it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call El Paso, TX, from Sao Paulo?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in El Paso – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in El Paso, TX?
Until 3:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in El Paso. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in El Paso it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time gap between Sao Paulo and El Paso, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in El Paso but not in Sao Paulo. From November 1, 2026, El Paso will be 4 hours behind Sao Paulo.
