Sao Paulo to Kingston: time difference
Kingston 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 23:02 11:02 PM Kingston 21:02 9:02 PM You –:–
23:02 11:02 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
21:02 9:02 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
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−2 h
Kingston is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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 | 🇯🇲 Kingston |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:02 | 21:02 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 660,000 |
Compare Sao Paulo with another city
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Sao Paulo and Kingston: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Kingston?
The clocks in Kingston 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 Kingston?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Kingston show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Kingston?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Kingston show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sao Paulo and in Kingston overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Kingston.
When is it still the previous day in Kingston?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Kingston. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Kingston it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Kingston the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Kingston switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
