Sao Paulo to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City 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 22:50 10:50 PM Mexico City 19:50 7:50 PM You –:–
22:50 10:50 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
19:50 7:50 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Mexico City 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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:50 | 19:50 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 9,209,944 |
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Sao Paulo and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 3 hours behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Sao Paulo?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Mexico City?
Before 3:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Mexico City has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Mexico City, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time difference between Sao Paulo and Mexico City change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
