Current local time in Brasília, Brazil
Brasília, the capital of Brazil, is on Brasilia Standard Time (UTC−3) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Brasilia Standard TimeIANA: America/Sao_Paulo
- UTC offset
- UTC−3same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
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- Country
- BrazilSouth America · capital city
- Population
- 2.2 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +55currency: Real (BRL)
- Coordinates
- 15.78° S, 47.93° WSouthern Hemisphere
The sun in Brasília today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Brasília
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Brasília | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| US New York | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 8h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | same time | 9h |
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Best time to call Brasília
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Brasília
Brasília does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC−3 all year. The last clock change here was on Saturday, 16 February 2019. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Brasília shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Brasília
Brazil is wide enough to use 3 different standard times, from UTC−5 to UTC−3; Brasília uses UTC−3.
Brasília used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Saturday, 16 February 2019, and clocks have stayed on UTC−3 since.
Other cities on the same clock (America/Sao Paulo): São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro.
Sunrise and sunset in Brasília, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 05:43 | 18:46 | 13h 03m |
| February | 06:01 | 18:48 | 12h 47m |
| March | 06:12 | 18:36 | 12h 24m |
| April | 06:17 | 18:13 | 11h 57m |
| May | 06:22 | 17:54 | 11h 32m |
| June | 06:32 | 17:47 | 11h 15m |
| July | 06:39 | 17:51 | 11h 12m |
| August | 06:35 | 18:00 | 11h 25m |
| September | 06:17 | 18:06 | 11h 48m |
| October | 05:54 | 18:08 | 12h 14m |
| November | 05:34 | 18:15 | 12h 41m |
| December | 05:31 | 18:30 | 12h 59m |
Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 13h 04m of daylight (sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:41). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 11h 11m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Brasília
What time zone is Brasília in?
Brasília uses the America/Sao Paulo time zone (Brasilia Standard Time), UTC−3.
Does Brasília observe daylight saving time?
No. Brasília stays on UTC−3 all year; it last changed its clocks on Saturday, 16 February 2019.
What is the time difference between Brasília and New York?
Right now New York is 1h behind Brasília. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Brasília does not.
What is the time difference between Brasília and London?
London is 4h ahead of Brasília right now. Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Brasília?
It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 05:37 and sets about 18:41 (13h 04m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 06:37 and sets about 17:49 (11h 11m).
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