Time in Belo Horizonte now

1:03PMUTC−3

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

UTC−3+2 h vs New York (you)America/Sao_Paulo

No clock changes: Belo Horizonte stays on UTC−3 all year.

Clock rules in Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte keeps UTC−3 all year. Brazil has 4 different clock settings; Belo Horizonte is in the zone tzdata calls America/Sao_Paulo, described as “Brazil (southeast: GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS)”.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in the southern summer of 2018–19.

Local mean solar time at 43.94° W is UTC−2:56, within 4 min of the clock: the sun is highest at about noon. That is 16 min earlier than in Brasília, on the same clock.

Belo Horizonte has kept the same clocks as São Paulo since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the America/Sao_Paulo page.

Time difference from Belo Horizonte

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Belo Horizonte	January	July
Brasília	Capital · 620 km	1:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Manaus	Elsewhere in Brazil · 2,560 km	12:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	−1 h
Rio Branco	Elsewhere in Brazil · 2,790 km	11:03 AM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−2 h
Asunción	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,530 km	1:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Montevideo	Nearest capitals abroad · 2,050 km	1:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Buenos Aires	Nearest capitals abroad · 2,160 km	1:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
New York City	World cities	11:03 AM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−1 h
Los Angeles	World cities	8:03 AM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h	−5 h	−4 h
London	World cities	4:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+3 h	+3 h	+4 h
Berlin	World cities	5:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+4 h	+4 h	+5 h
Dubai	World cities	8:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+7 h	+7 h	+7 h

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Places near Belo Horizonte

Place	Distance	Clock vs Belo Horizonte
Nova Lima	12 km south-east	same clock
Contagem	12 km west	same clock
Sabará	14 km east	same clock
Ibirité	17 km south-west	same clock
Santa Luzia	19 km north-east	same clock
Ribeirão das Neves	23 km north-west	same clock
Vespasiano	25 km north	same clock
Betim	28 km west	same clock
Campo Grande	1,119 km west	1 h behind

Belo Horizonte at a glance

CountryBrazil
Population2,721,564
Coordinates19.92° S, 43.94° W
Elevation888 m
Time zone IDAmerica/Sao_Paulo
Standard timeUTC−3
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+55

Questions

What time zone is Belo Horizonte in?

Belo Horizonte keeps UTC−3 all year. Brazil has 4 different clock settings; Belo Horizonte is in the zone tzdata calls America/Sao_Paulo, described as “Brazil (southeast: GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS)”. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Sao_Paulo.

Does Belo Horizonte change its clocks?

No. Belo Horizonte does not change its clocks under the current rules. It last used daylight saving time in the southern summer of 2018–19, after 34 years with summer time since 1970.

What is the time difference between Belo Horizonte and New York?

Belo Horizonte is 2 hours ahead of New York in January and 1 hour ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Belo Horizonte does not.