Time difference between Cairo and São Paulo
São Paulo is 6 hours behind Cairo.
Local time in both cities
São Paulo is 6 hours behind Cairo.
still the previous day
Time zones
| Cairo | Africa/Cairo · UTC+03:00 |
|---|---|
| São Paulo | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
Cairo is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+03:00). Next change: 2026-10-29 23:00.
São Paulo does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Cairo. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Cairo (source) | São Paulo (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 00:00 |
| 07:00 | 01:00 |
| 08:00 | 02:00 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 |
| 10:00 | 04:00 |
| 11:00 | 05:00 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 |
| 13:00 | 07:00 |
| 14:00 | 08:00 |
| 15:00 | 09:00 |
| 16:00 | 10:00 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 |
| 18:00 | 12:00 |
| 19:00 | 13:00 |
| 20:00 | 14:00 |
| 21:00 | 15:00 |
| 22:00 | 16:00 |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
Other common differences from Cairo
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Cairo and São Paulo right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Cairo uses Africa/Cairo and São Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Cairo; the right column is the local time in São Paulo at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.