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Time difference between São Paulo and London

London is currently 4 hours ahead of São Paulo. The best shared working window is 12:00–16:00 UTC, 4 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.

São Paulo
works with →
London
São Pauloyour day
09:00–18:00 local
Londontheir day
09:00–17:00 local
Sharedboth at work
4h
12:00–16:00 UTC
09:00–13:00 in São Paulo 13:00–17:00 in London
001224
10:38–11:23 São Paulo 14:38–15:23 London
Your team keeps different hours?

National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.

São Paulo to
London to

Not on that day. Saturday is a rest day in both São Paulo and London. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.

4hoverlap
workable, Enough overlap for daily standups and real-time when you need it. Best window 12:00–16:00 UTC.
Hour by hour
São PauloLondon
00:00 04:00
01:00 05:00
02:00 06:00
03:00 07:00
04:00 08:00
05:00 09:00
06:00 10:00
07:00 11:00
08:00 12:00
09:00 13:00 both at work
10:00 14:00 both at work
11:00 15:00 both at work
12:00 16:00 both at work
13:00 17:00
14:00 18:00
15:00 19:00
16:00 20:00
17:00 21:00
18:00 22:00
19:00 23:00
20:00 00:00
21:00 01:00
22:00 02:00
23:00 03:00

The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in São Paulo and working with London? See the rhythm score for basing there.

The working week

São Paulo
09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
London
09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.

FAQ

How many hours between São Paulo and London?

London is 4 hours ahead of São Paulo (+4 hours).

When is the best time for a meeting?

Around 12:00–16:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — São Paulo works 09:00–18:00 and London works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.