Sao Paulo to Madison, WI: time difference
Madison, WI 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 00:37 12:37 AM Madison, WI 22:37 10:37 PM You –:–
00:37 12:37 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:09
22:37 10:37 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 18:26
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−2 h
Madison, WI is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Madison, WI 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
🇺🇸 Madison, WI
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 | 🇺🇸 Madison, WI |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:37 | 22:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:39 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 31 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 248,951 |
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Sao Paulo and Madison, WI: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Madison, WI?
The clocks in Madison 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 Madison, WI?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Madison show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Madison, WI, when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, it is 4:00 PM in Madison.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Madison, WI, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Madison), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Madison, WI, compared with Sao Paulo?
The new day starts in Madison later: until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Madison, Sao Paulo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Madison, WI, the same all year?
No. Only Madison switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Madison will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
