Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and São Paulo

Austin is 3 hours behind São Paulo right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 9 AM to 2 PM in Austin, which is 12 PM to 5 PM in São Paulo. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Austin (1:30 PM in São Paulo).

Tue 9:58 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeTue 12:58 PMSão Paulo · Brasilia Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Austin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AustinSão Paulo
6 AM9 AMSão Paulo at work
7 AM10 AMSão Paulo at work
8 AM11 AMSão Paulo at work
9 AM12 PMBoth at work
10 AM1 PMBoth at work
11 AM2 PMBoth at work
12 PM3 PMBoth at work
1 PM4 PMBoth at work
2 PM5 PMAustin at work
3 PM6 PMAustin at work
4 PM7 PMAustin at work
5 PM8 PMBoth off
6 PM9 PMBoth off
7 PM10 PMBoth off
8 PM11 PMBoth off
9 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM1 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAustin isBoth at work (Austin time)Easiest (Austin / São Paulo)
Now to March 14, 20273 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Austin go forward
2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Austin go back
3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Austin keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in São Paulo when it is 9 AM in Austin?
12 PM in São Paulo, while Austin is 3 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and São Paulo?
10:30 AM in Austin, which is 1:30 PM in São Paulo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2 PM Austin time.
Does the time difference between Austin and São Paulo change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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