Time difference between São Paulo and New York

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 São Paulo does not change its clocks and New York goes forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.

São Paulo stays put all year while New York moves, so the gap changes twice a year from New York's side alone. A recurring meeting set in São Paulo's calendar will drift by an hour without anyone touching it.

About São Paulo and New York

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.

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.

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. 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in São Paulo 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 — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in São Paulo, the same moment as 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in New York.

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How far apart São Paulo and New York 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.

São Paulo to New York, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 1 hour.

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