Current Time in Curitiba, Brazil: Clock and Time Zone

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Read the time in Curitiba
The big digits show the current time there, with the seconds, and the date below.
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The line under the date says how many hours Curitiba is ahead of or behind your device, and its UTC offset.
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Time zone in Curitiba

Curitiba is on Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is America/Sao_Paulo: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.

Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019. The country has four time zones: UTC-2 (Fernando de Noronha), UTC-3 (Brasília, São Paulo, Rio and most of the coast), UTC-4 (Manaus and much of the Amazon) and UTC-5 (Acre).

Curitiba shares its time with São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre.

Curitiba is 1,081 km from Brasília, the capital, and has the same time.

By the sun, noon in Curitiba falls at about 12:17 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 49.27° west, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Curitiba.

Time difference with major cities

When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Curitiba, it is:

City	January	July
New York	10:00 AM	11:00 AM
Los Angeles	7:00 AM	8:00 AM
London	3:00 PM	4:00 PM
Paris	4:00 PM	5:00 PM
Tokyo	12:00 AM, next day	12:00 AM, next day
Sydney	2:00 AM, next day	1:00 AM, next day

The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Curitiba does not.

Best time to call Curitiba from New York

To reach someone at work in Curitiba from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in New York, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Curitiba. In July, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Curitiba.

For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.

Questions

What time zone is Curitiba in?

Curitiba is on Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3). The time zone identifier is America/Sao_Paulo.

Does Curitiba have daylight saving time?

No. Curitiba stays on UTC-3 all year, so its gap with cities that change their clocks varies by one hour during the year.

What is the time difference between Curitiba and New York?

In January Curitiba is 2 h ahead of New York; in July, 1 h ahead of New York. The gap changes because Curitiba does not change its clocks and New York does.

Is the time shown for Curitiba exact?

Yes. It comes from your device’s clock, converted with the official time zone rules for America/Sao_Paulo. If your own clock is a few seconds off, the time shown for Curitiba is off by the same amount.

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