Time difference between Anchorage and São Paulo
São Paulo is 5 hours ahead of Anchorage.
Local time in both cities
São Paulo is 5 hours ahead of Anchorage.
already the next day
Time zones
| Anchorage | America/Anchorage · UTC-08:00 |
|---|---|
| São Paulo | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
Anchorage is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-08:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
São Paulo does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Anchorage. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Anchorage (source) | São Paulo (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 05:00 |
| 01:00 | 06:00 |
| 02:00 | 07:00 |
| 03:00 | 08:00 |
| 04:00 | 09:00 |
| 05:00 | 10:00 |
| 06:00 | 11:00 |
| 07:00 | 12:00 |
| 08:00 | 13:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 |
| 10:00 | 15:00 |
| 11:00 | 16:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 13:00 | 18:00 |
| 14:00 | 19:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 |
| 16:00 | 21:00 |
| 17:00 | 22:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 19:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 04:00 next day |
Other common differences from Anchorage
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Anchorage 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. Anchorage uses America/Anchorage 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 Anchorage; 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.