São Paulo to Sydney: time difference and best times to meet
Sydney is 13 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.
America/Sao_Paulo
Australia/Sydney
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.
| São Paulo | Sydney | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 12am | 1pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 1am | 2pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 2am | 3pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 3am | 4pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 4am | 5pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 9am | 10pm | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 10am | 11pm | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 11am | 12am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 12pm | 1am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 1pm | 2am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 2pm | 3am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 3pm | 4am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 4pm | 5am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 5pm | 6am | Working hours in São Paulo only |
| 8pm | 9am | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 9pm | 10am | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 10pm | 11am | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 11pm | 12pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Sydney goes from 13 hours ahead of to 14 hours ahead of São Paulo.
- Sunday, April 4, 2027 — Sydney goes from 14 hours ahead of to 13 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.
- Friday, September 25, 2026 — Friday before AFL Grand Final — Sydney is off, São Paulo is working.
- Monday, September 28, 2026 — King's Birthday — Sydney is off, São Paulo is working.
- Monday, October 5, 2026 — King's Birthday — Sydney is off, São Paulo is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Our Lady of Aparecida — São Paulo is off, Sydney is working.
- Monday, November 2, 2026 — All Souls' Day — São Paulo is off, Sydney is working.
- 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 13 hours ahead of São Paulo. That changes to 14 hours ahead of on Sunday, October 4, 2026, 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, October 4, 2026 (13 hours ahead of becomes 14 hours ahead of); Sunday, April 4, 2027 (14 hours ahead of becomes 13 hours ahead of).
- Are there public holidays that affect São Paulo–Sydney meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, September 25, 2026 — a public holiday where Sydney is, but a normal working day in São Paulo.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for São Paulo
- São Paulo ↔ Mumbai1 hours of overlap
- São Paulo ↔ Bangalore1 hours of overlap
- São Paulo ↔ SingaporeNo working-hours overlap
- São Paulo ↔ Hong KongNo working-hours overlap
- São Paulo ↔ TokyoNo working-hours overlap
- São Paulo ↔ SeoulNo working-hours overlap
- São Paulo ↔ ShanghaiNo working-hours overlap
- São Paulo ↔ MelbourneNo working-hours overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved