Time difference between New York and São Paulo

The gap is not the same all year

Every converter gives one number for this pair. That number is right for most of the year and wrong for part of it, because New York goes forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November and São Paulo does not change its clocks.

São Paulo stays put all year while New York moves, so a meeting fixed in São Paulo's calendar shifts by an hour twice a year at New York's end.

About New York and São Paulo

New York is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 from March to November, and it changes clocks on different weekends from Europe — a fortnight in March and a week in autumn when the transatlantic gap is an hour off what everyone expects.

Brazil ended daylight saving in 2019, so São Paulo is UTC−3 all year. Before that the gap to Europe changed four times a year rather than twice, because the two hemispheres moved in opposite directions.

What 1 hour actually costs you

This is an easy pair. 7 hours of the working day are shared, which is enough for a standing meeting at a time neither side has to think about. 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in New York lands inside office hours at both ends.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in both cities overlaps for 7 hours — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in New York, the same moment as 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in São Paulo.

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How far apart New York and São Paulo are

The shortest path over the Earth's surface between the two is 7,686 km (4,776 miles). Flown along that line, an airliner at cruising speed takes roughly 9 hours 45 minutes in the air — actual routings add to it, and whether a nonstop service exists depends on the airlines rather than the distance.

A gap of 1 hour is small enough that most people adjust within a day or two, and short enough that it rarely disrupts a trip.

New York to São Paulo, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 1 hour.

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