Does Brasília observe daylight saving time?

No. Brasília keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Brasília and New York?

Brasília is currently 1 hour ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Brasília and London?

Brasília is currently 4 hours behind London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Brasília?

São Paulo, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are in the same America/Sao_Paulo zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Brasília.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for America/Sao_Paulo. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

Brazil · Americas

Brasília

America/Sao_Paulo

03:02:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC-03:00

Abbreviation

GMT-3

DST Active

Time of Day

Afternoon

Business hours

Location

Lat: -15.79°

Lng: -47.88°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Brasília Brazil	03:02 PM	UTC-03:00	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-1h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	+4h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+12h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+13h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	+7h

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Live in Brasília

03:02:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC-03:00 GMT-3

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Brasília's time zone

Brasília is located in Brazil (South America), in the Southern and Western Hemispheres at latitude -15.8°, longitude -47.9°. Local clocks follow the America/Sao_Paulo time zone.