Quarter to Twelve

Time in San Jose and São Paulo

The time difference between San Jose and São Paulo is 3 hours. São Paulo is 3 hours ahead of San Jose.

This means 9am in San Jose is 12pm in São Paulo and 5pm in San Jose is 8pm in São Paulo.

San Jose

  • The current local time in San Jose is 4:41 pm (June 7, 2026)
  • San Jose is in the Central Standard Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for San Jose, Costa Rica, is UTC-06:00

São Paulo

  • The current local time in São Paulo is 7:41 pm (June 7, 2026)
  • The time zone offset for São Paulo, Brazil, is UTC-03:00

How to convert San Jose time to São Paulo time?

Add 3 hours to San Jose time to get São Paulo time.

Time in San Jose

00:00

Time in São Paulo

00:00

Use the slider above to convert San Jose time to São Paulo time and view the day and night map at different times.

Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

Time Conversion Chart

San JoseSão Paulo
12am3am
1am4am
2am5am
3am6am
4am7am
5am8am
6am9am
7am10am
8am11am
9am12pm
10am1pm
11am2pm
12pm3pm
1pm4pm
2pm5pm
3pm6pm
4pm7pm
5pm8pm
6pm9pm
7pm10pm
8pm11pm
9pm12am
10pm1am
11pm2am

Time difference from San Jose (UTC-06:00)

+2 hours
-1 hour
+2 hours
+2 hours
+1 hour
+2 hours
+2 hours
+2 hours
+2 hours
-1 hour