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São Paulo vs Los Angeles

Compare local time, working-hour overlap, travel distance, weather, holidays, and hand-off windows between São Paulo, Brazil and Los Angeles, United States.

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Brazil

São Paulo

08:41:02 AM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Zone

GMT-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Weather

17°C

Mostly clear

Next holiday: Labour Day on 2026-05-01.

United States

Los Angeles

04:41:02 AM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Zone

PDT

America/Los_Angeles

Weather

12°C

Clear sky

Next holiday: Truman Day on 2026-05-08.

Business-hours overlap

Best meeting windows

Drag the UTC window to see how São Paulo and Los Angeles line up across working, early/late, and sleep hours.

Meeting Planner Timeline

Drag the blue window. Green = working hours, amber = early/late, navy = sleep.

São Paulo

11:00

Los Angeles

07:00

UTC Hour: 14:00

DST context

DST mismatch radar for this pair

São Paulo and Los Angeles are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap between them can move during the year. The radar below flags the mismatch windows that usually break recurring meetings.

DST Mismatch Radar

The #1 complaint about timezone tools: meetings break when regions shift DST on different weekends. Nobody surfaces this well.

Upcoming DST shifts

United States

Fall back 1h

2026-11-01

European Union

Fall back 1h

2026-10-25

United States

Spring forward 1h

2027-03-14

European Union

Spring forward 1h

2027-03-28

Australia

Spring forward 1h

2026-10-04

⚠ Your meetings at risk

New York ↔ London

7d mismatch

EU falls back a week before US

2026-10-25 → 2026-11-01

New York ↔ London

14d mismatch

US springs forward 2 weeks before EU

2027-03-14 → 2027-03-28

New York ↔ Sydney

28d mismatch

Sydney shifts + US is still on DST

2026-10-04 → 2026-11-01

Meeting windows and coordination notes

São Paulo	Los Angeles	Day relation
9:00 AM	5:00 AM	same day
12:00 PM	8:00 AM	same day
3:00 PM	11:00 AM	same day
6:00 PM	2:00 PM	same day
9:00 PM	5:00 PM	same day

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São Paulo holiday and weather context

Current weather: Mostly clear at 17°C.

Labour Day lands on 2026-05-01.

Corpus Christi lands on 2026-06-04.

Los Angeles holiday and weather context

Current weather: Clear sky at 12°C.

Truman Day lands on 2026-05-08.

Memorial Day lands on 2026-05-25.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between São Paulo and Los Angeles?: -4h. Same calendar day.
Do São Paulo and Los Angeles share business hours?: Yes. Their cleanest shared window runs from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Is there a DST mismatch between São Paulo and Los Angeles?: Yes. The two cities are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap can move during the year.

DST mismatch radar for this pair

DST Mismatch Radar

The #1 complaint about timezone tools: meetings break when regions shift DST on different weekends. Nobody surfaces this well.

Upcoming DST shifts

United States

Fall back 1h

2026-11-01

European Union

Fall back 1h

2026-10-25

United States

Spring forward 1h

2027-03-14

European Union

Spring forward 1h

2027-03-28

Australia

Spring forward 1h

2026-10-04

⚠ Your meetings at risk

New York ↔ London

7d mismatch

EU falls back a week before US

2026-10-25 → 2026-11-01

New York ↔ London

14d mismatch

US springs forward 2 weeks before EU

2027-03-14 → 2027-03-28

New York ↔ Sydney

28d mismatch

Sydney shifts + US is still on DST

2026-10-04 → 2026-11-01

São Paulo

Los Angeles

Day relation

9:00 AM

5:00 AM

same day

12:00 PM

8:00 AM

same day

3:00 PM

11:00 AM

same day

6:00 PM

2:00 PM

same day

9:00 PM

5:00 PM

same day

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between São Paulo and Los Angeles?

-4h. Same calendar day.

Do São Paulo and Los Angeles share business hours?

Yes. Their cleanest shared window runs from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Is there a DST mismatch between São Paulo and Los Angeles?

Yes. The two cities are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap can move during the year.