Sao Paulo to Scarborough: time difference
Scarborough is 1 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 17:58 5:58 PM Scarborough 16:58 4:58 PM You –:–
17:58 5:58 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 18:13
16:58 4:58 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:28
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−1 h
Scarborough is 1 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Scarborough 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
🇨🇦 Scarborough
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇨🇦 Scarborough |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:58 | 16:58 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 29,960 |
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Sao Paulo and Scarborough: common questions
How far behind Sao Paulo is Scarborough?
Scarborough is 1 hour behind Sao Paulo: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Scarborough when it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, it is 8:00 AM in Scarborough.
What time is it in Scarborough when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, it is 5:00 PM in Scarborough.
When is a good time to call Scarborough from Sao Paulo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Scarborough – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Scarborough?
Until 1:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Scarborough. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Scarborough it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Scarborough the same all year?
No. Only Scarborough switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Scarborough will be 2 hours behind Sao Paulo.
