Sao Paulo to Popayan: time difference
Popayan 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 22:43 10:43 PM Popayan 20:43 8:43 PM You –:–
22:43 10:43 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:13
20:43 8:43 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:54
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−2 h
Popayan is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Popayan 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
🇨🇴 Popayan
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 | 🇨🇴 Popayan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:43 | 20:43 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 12 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 318,059 |
Compare Sao Paulo with another city
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Sao Paulo and Popayan: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Popayan?
The clocks in Popayan 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 Popayan?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Popayan show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Popayan?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Popayan show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Popayan are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Popayan), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Popayan?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Popayan. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Popayan it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Popayan the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Popayan switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
