Time difference between São Paulo and Denver
Denver is 3 hours behind São Paulo.
Local time in both cities
Denver is 3 hours behind São Paulo.
same day
Time zones
| São Paulo | America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00 |
|---|---|
| Denver | America/Denver · UTC-06:00 |
São Paulo does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.
Denver is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-06:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in São Paulo. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| São Paulo (source) | Denver (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 00:00 |
| 04:00 | 01:00 |
| 05:00 | 02:00 |
| 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 07:00 | 04:00 |
| 08:00 | 05:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 10:00 | 07:00 |
| 11:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 13:00 | 10:00 |
| 14:00 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 16:00 | 13:00 |
| 17:00 | 14:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 19:00 | 16:00 |
| 20:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 |
| 22:00 | 19:00 |
| 23:00 | 20:00 |
Other common differences from São Paulo
FAQ
- How many hours apart are São Paulo and Denver 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 Paulo uses America/Sao_Paulo and Denver uses America/Denver; 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 Paulo; the right column is the local time in Denver 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.