Sao Paulo to Houston, TX: time difference
Houston, 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 23:03 11:03 PM Houston, TX 21:03 9:03 PM You –:–
23:03 11:03 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
21:03 9:03 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:59
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−2 h
Houston, TX is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Houston, 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
🇺🇸 Houston, 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 | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:03 | 21:03 |
| 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 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 2,304,580 |
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Sao Paulo and Houston, TX: common questions
How far behind Sao Paulo is Houston, TX?
Houston is 2 hours behind Sao Paulo: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Houston, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Houston show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Houston, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Houston show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Houston, 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 Houston – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Houston, TX?
Before 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Houston has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Houston, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time difference between Sao Paulo and Houston, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Houston. From November 1, 2026, Houston will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
