Meeting time

Best time to meet: São Paulo and Dallas

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

Tue 12:59 PMSão Paulo · Brasilia Standard TimeTue 9:59 AMDallas · Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

São PauloDallas
6 AM3 AMBoth off
7 AM4 AMBoth off
8 AM5 AMBoth off
9 AM6 AMSão Paulo at work
10 AM7 AMSão Paulo at work
11 AM8 AMSão Paulo at work
12 PM9 AMBoth at work
1 PM10 AMBoth at work
2 PM11 AMBoth at work
3 PM12 PMBoth at work
4 PM1 PMBoth at work
5 PM2 PMDallas at work
6 PM3 PMDallas at work
7 PM4 PMDallas at work
8 PM5 PMBoth off
9 PM6 PMBoth off
10 PM7 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesSão Paulo isBoth at work (São Paulo time)Easiest (São Paulo / Dallas)
Now to March 14, 20273 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Dallas go forward
2 hours ahead11 AM–5 PM (6 hours)1:30 PM / 11:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Dallas go back
3 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM

Dallas keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Dallas when it is 9 AM in São Paulo?
6 AM in Dallas, while São Paulo is 3 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between São Paulo and Dallas?
1:30 PM in São Paulo, which is 10:30 AM in Dallas. Both cities are at work from 12 PM to 5 PM São Paulo time.
Does the time difference between São Paulo and Dallas 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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