São Paulo to Sydney: time difference and best times to meet

Sydney is 14 hours ahead of São Paulo. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

São Paulo

08:07

America/Sao_Paulo

Sydney

22:07

Australia/Sydney

São Paulo and Sydney 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 São Paulo and Sydney 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 São Paulo day and the matching hour in Sydney. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

São Paulo	Sydney	Suitable?
12am	2pm	Working hours in Sydney only
1am	3pm	Working hours in Sydney only
2am	4pm	Working hours in Sydney only
3am	5pm	Working hours in Sydney only
9am	11pm	Working hours in São Paulo only
10am	12am	Working hours in São Paulo only
11am	1am	Working hours in São Paulo only
12pm	2am	Working hours in São Paulo only
1pm	3am	Working hours in São Paulo only
2pm	4am	Working hours in São Paulo only
3pm	5am	Working hours in São Paulo only
4pm	6am	Working hours in São Paulo only
5pm	7am	Working hours in São Paulo only
7pm	9am	Working hours in Sydney only
8pm	10am	Working hours in Sydney only
9pm	11am	Working hours in Sydney only
10pm	12pm	Working hours in Sydney only
11pm	1pm	Working hours in Sydney only

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, April 4, 2027 — Sydney goes from 14 hours ahead of to 13 hours ahead of São Paulo.
Sunday, October 3, 2027 — Sydney goes from 13 hours ahead of to 14 hours ahead of São Paulo.

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.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Melbourne Cup — Sydney is off, São Paulo is working.
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — Republic Proclamation Day — São Paulo is off, Sydney is working.
Friday, November 20, 2026 — Black Awareness Day — São Paulo is off, Sydney is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Sydney is off, São Paulo is working.

São Paulo and Sydney have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

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 São Paulo and Sydney?: Sydney is currently 14 hours ahead of São Paulo. That changes to 13 hours ahead of on Sunday, April 4, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between São Paulo and Sydney?: There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.
How many hours do São Paulo and Sydney overlap?: Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
Does daylight saving change the São Paulo–Sydney gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, April 4, 2027 (14 hours ahead of becomes 13 hours ahead of); Sunday, October 3, 2027 (13 hours ahead of becomes 14 hours ahead of).
Are there public holidays that affect São Paulo–Sydney meetings?: Yes. The next is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — a public holiday where Sydney is, but a normal working day in São Paulo.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03