The hours you are both awake, a good time to ring, and how the gap moves through the year. Worked out from the time-zone database.
Right now
Choose both places to see the hours.
Waking hours
We assume people are up from 7:00 to 22:00, and that 9:00 to 21:00 is a fair time for a call. Change it if they keep other hours.
About this pair
São Paulo no longer moves its clocks, so all the change in the gap comes from New York. The table shows the last time Brazil changed its clocks.
The two cities are close enough that a call at lunchtime or after work suits both of you on most days.
Written by The Sunli team.
Through the year
We assume you are up from 7:00 to 22:00 and that 9:00 to 21:00 is a fair time for them to take a call. Change the hours in the tool above if they keep others.
13 November 2026 to 14 March 2027
São Paulo is 2 hours ahead of New York.
Good time to ring: 7:00 to 19:00, your time (9:00 to 21:00 in São Paulo).
14 March 2027 to 7 November 2027
São Paulo is 1 hour ahead of New York.
Good time to ring: 8:00 to 20:00, your time (9:00 to 21:00 in São Paulo).
7 November 2027 to 30 December 2027
São Paulo is 2 hours ahead of New York.
Good time to ring: 7:00 to 19:00, your time (9:00 to 21:00 in São Paulo).
When the clocks change
New York: clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday 14 March 2027, at 2:00 local time.
New York: clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday 7 November 2027, at 2:00 local time.
São Paulo does not change its clocks in this period.
São Paulo last changed its clocks on 17 February 2019.
Time zones: New York uses America/New_York and São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo in the IANA time-zone database, version 2026f. Dates are worked out from it; a government can change its clocks at short notice.
