Sao Paulo to Zion, IL: time difference
Zion, IL 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 20:44 8:44 PM Zion, IL 18:44 6:44 PM You –:–
20:44 8:44 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:37 · 🌙 18:10
18:44 6:44 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:16
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−2 h
Zion, IL is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Zion, IL 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
🇺🇸 Zion, IL
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 | 🇺🇸 Zion, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:44 | 18:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 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 | 05:37 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 33 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 24,655 |
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Sao Paulo and Zion, IL: common questions
What is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Zion, IL?
Zion 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 Zion, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Zion show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Zion, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Zion show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Zion, IL, from Sao Paulo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Zion – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Zion, IL, compared with Sao Paulo?
The new day starts in Zion later: until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Zion, Sao Paulo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Zion, IL, the same all year?
No. Only Zion switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Zion will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
