London to São Paulo: time difference and best times to meet
São Paulo is 3 hours behind London. Their working days overlap for 6 hours, from 12pm to 6pm in London (9am–3pm in São Paulo). The best time to schedule is 2pm London time, which is 11am in São Paulo.
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London and São Paulo time difference
This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual London and São Paulo clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the London day and the matching hour in São Paulo. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| London | São Paulo | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 6am | Working hours in London only |
| 10am | 7am | Working hours in London only |
| 11am | 8am | Working hours in London only |
| 12pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 3pm | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 7pm | 4pm | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 8pm | 5pm | Working hours in São Paulo only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 2pm in London · 11am in São Paulo — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 1pm in London · 10am in São Paulo — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 4pm in London · 1pm in São Paulo — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
Avoid 9am London time and 10am London time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — São Paulo goes from 3 hours behind to 4 hours behind London.
- Sunday, October 31, 2027 — São Paulo goes from 4 hours behind to 3 hours behind London.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Sunday, November 15, 2026 — Republic Proclamation Day — São Paulo is off, London is working.
- Friday, November 20, 2026 — Black Awareness Day — São Paulo is off, London is working.
- Monday, November 30, 2026 — Saint Andrew's Day — London is off, São Paulo is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — London is off, São Paulo is working.
With 6 shared working hours, London and São Paulo can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between London and São Paulo?
- São Paulo is currently 3 hours behind London. That changes to 4 hours behind on Sunday, March 28, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between London and São Paulo?
- 2pm in London, which is 11am in São Paulo. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do London and São Paulo overlap?
- 6 hours, from 12pm to 6pm London time (9am–3pm in São Paulo).
- Does daylight saving change the London–São Paulo gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, March 28, 2027 (3 hours behind becomes 4 hours behind); Sunday, October 31, 2027 (4 hours behind becomes 3 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect London–São Paulo meetings?
- Yes. The next is Sunday, November 15, 2026 — a public holiday where São Paulo is, but a normal working day in London.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for London
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved