Time difference between São José dos Campos and Tokyo
Tokyo is 12 hours ahead of São José dos Campos.
Local time in both cities
São José dos Campos · Brazil
10:27
Tokyo · Japan
22:27
Tokyo is 12 hours ahead of São José dos Campos.
same day
Time zones
| São José dos Campos | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 |
São José dos Campos does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+09:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in São José dos Campos. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| São José dos Campos (source) | Tokyo (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 11:00 next day |
Other common differences from São José dos Campos
FAQ
- How many hours apart are São José dos Campos and Tokyo 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. São José dos Campos uses America/Sao_Paulo and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo; 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 São José dos Campos; the right column is the local time in Tokyo 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.