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Madrid and São Paulo time difference

São Paulo is 5 hours behind Madrid for most of the year.

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Work hours overlap for 3 hours: 14:00–17:00 in Madrid, which is 09:00–12:00 in São Paulo.

Hour by hour

On a usual work day (October 14, 2026). Green is 09:00–17:00 work time, dark is night (21:00–07:00).

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, Nightprevious day, Night
, Night, Night
, Night, Night
, Off hours, Night
, Off hours, Night
, Work hours, Night
, Work hours, Night
, Work hours, Night
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, Night, Work hours
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, Night, Off hours

Through the year

DatesDifference
October 8, 2026–October 24, 2026São Paulo is 5 hours behind Madrid
October 25, 2026–March 27, 2027São Paulo is 4 hours behind Madrid
March 28, 2027–October 7, 2027São Paulo is 5 hours behind Madrid

Clock changes

Madrid: October 25, 2026: clocks go back 1 hour; March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour.

São Paulo does not change its clocks.

Questions

What time is it in São Paulo when it is 09:00 in Madrid?

On a usual day it is 04:00 in São Paulo.

Do Madrid and São Paulo change their clocks on the same day?

Only Madrid changes its clocks, so the difference changes with its summer time; see the table above.

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