Current time in Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

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      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 Porto Alegre is ahead of or behind your device, and its UTC offset.

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    Time zone in Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre 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).

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

    Porto Alegre is 1,620 km from Brasília, the capital, and has the same time.

    By the sun, noon in Porto Alegre falls at about 12:25 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 51.22° 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 Porto Alegre.

    Time difference with major cities

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

    CityJanuaryJuly
    New York10:00 AM11:00 AM
    Los Angeles7:00 AM8:00 AM
    London3:00 PM4:00 PM
    Paris4:00 PM5:00 PM
    Tokyo12:00 AM, next day12:00 AM, next day
    Sydney2:00 AM, next day1:00 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, Porto Alegre does not.

    Best time to call Porto Alegre from New York

    To reach someone at work in Porto Alegre 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 Porto Alegre. 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 Porto Alegre.

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

    Questions

    What time zone is Porto Alegre in?

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

    Does Porto Alegre have daylight saving time?

    No. Porto Alegre 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 Porto Alegre and New York?

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

    Is the time shown for Porto Alegre 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 Porto Alegre is off by the same amount.

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