Sao Paulo to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 05:56 5:56 AM Lake Charles, LA 03:56 3:56 AM You –:–
05:56 5:56 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 18:10
03:56 3:56 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−2 h
Lake Charles, LA is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:56 | 03:56 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 05:38 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 12 h 32 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 84,872 |
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Sao Paulo and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
What is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Sao Paulo is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Lake Charles show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Lake Charles show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lake Charles, LA, from Sao Paulo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lake Charles – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Lake Charles, LA?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Lake Charles. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Lake Charles it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time gap between Sao Paulo and Lake Charles, LA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lake Charles but not in Sao Paulo. From November 1, 2026, Lake Charles will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
