São Paulo and Paris working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, São Paulo is 5 hours behind Paris — UTC-03:00 against UTC+02:00. Their working hours overlap for 3 hours that day, between 12:00–15:00 UTC — 09:00–12:00 in São Paulo and 14:00–17:00 in Paris. São Paulo does not change clocks at all. Paris changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 5 hours to 4 hours.
Every figure on this page describes Monday, 28 September 2026 — a fixed day, not the day you are reading it. Working hours are 09:00–17:00 local time for both cities; change either, or pick another date, in the overlap calculator.
Shared working hours
Everyone is at work between 12:00–15:00 UTC — 3 hours.
| City | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 09:00–12:00 | UTC-03:00 |
| Paris | 14:00–17:00 | UTC+02:00 |
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 09:00–17:00 | 12:00–20:00 UTC | UTC-03:00 | No daylight saving |
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 | 07:00–15:00 UTC | UTC+02:00 | UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00, 25 Oct 2026 |
How the shared window moves through the year
Paris changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and São Paulo never does, so the gap between them moves only when Paris's clocks do. Each row is the same pair of working days, sampled once a month, so the window's size and position follow the clock changes described above.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2026-11 | 12:00–16:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2026-12 | 12:00–16:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-01 | 12:00–16:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-02 | 12:00–16:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-03 | 12:00–16:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-04 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-05 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-06 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-07 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-08 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-09 | 12:00–15:00 UTC | 3 hours |
Questions
- What time can São Paulo and Paris meet?
- 12:00–15:00 UTC on Monday, 28 September 2026 — 3 hours. In São Paulo that is 09:00–12:00, and in Paris it is 14:00–17:00.
- How far apart are São Paulo and Paris?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, São Paulo is 5 hours behind Paris — UTC-03:00 against UTC+02:00. São Paulo does not change clocks at all. Paris changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 5 hours to 4 hours.
- Does the overlap between São Paulo and Paris change through the year?
- Paris changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and São Paulo never does, so the gap between them moves only when Paris's clocks do. Sampled once a month across the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 the window is 12:00–15:00 UTC, 12:00–16:00 UTC.
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Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.