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Time in Brasília now

10:00AMUTC−3

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

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

Clock rules in Brasília

Brasília keeps UTC−3 all year. Brazil has 4 different clock settings; Brasília 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 47.93° W is UTC−3:12, so the clock runs 12 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:12 PM.

Brasília 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 Brasília

PlaceWhy listedLocal time nowTheir clock vs BrasíliaJanuaryJuly
Manaus Elsewhere in Brazil · 1,930 km 9:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 −1 h −1 h −1 h
Rio Branco Elsewhere in Brazil · 2,250 km 8:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 −2 h −2 h −2 h
Asunción Nearest capitals abroad · 1,460 km 10:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Sucre Nearest capitals abroad · 1,870 km 9:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 −1 h −1 h −1 h
Montevideo Nearest capitals abroad · 2,280 km 10:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
New York City World cities 8:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 −2 h −2 h −1 h
Los Angeles World cities 5:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 −5 h −5 h −4 h
London World cities 1:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 +3 h +3 h +4 h
Berlin World cities 2:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 +4 h +4 h +5 h
Dubai World cities 5:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 +7 h +7 h +7 h

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Places near Brasília

PlaceDistanceClock vs Brasília
Plano Piloto 5 km east same clock
Guará 6 km south-west same clock
Águas Claras 12 km south-west same clock
Taguatinga 15 km south-west same clock
Riacho Fundo II 18 km south-west same clock
Recanto das Emas 20 km south-west same clock
Ceilândia 22 km west same clock
Samambaia 22 km south-west same clock
Cuiabá 874 km west 1 h behind

Brasília at a glance

Questions

What time is it in Brasília now?
The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Brasília is on UTC−3 all year, 2 hours ahead of New York in January and 1 hour ahead of New York in July.
What time zone is Brasília in?
Brasília keeps UTC−3 all year. Brazil has 4 different clock settings; Brasília 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.
What is Brasília time in UTC?
Brasília is on UTC−3 all year: its clocks are 3 hours behind UTC.

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