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Time difference
Lima and Sao Paulo

Live clocks (PET ↔ BRT), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes (steady this year), and a full 24-hour map from Lima to Sao Paulo.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Lima and Sao Paulo, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—the gap stays steady through 2026.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Lima into Sao Paulo with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Lima and Sao Paulo line up today.

2 cities · live offsetSteady gap
City pair

Lima Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo is 2h ahead of Lima at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Lima
America/Lima
ZonePET
Offset nowUTC-5
Hour gap
+2h

Sao PauloLima

Sao Paulo
America/Sao_Paulo
ZoneBRT
Offset nowUTC-3
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Time difference between Lima and Sao Paulo: Sao Paulo is currently 2 hours ahead of Lima.

This difference stays steady year-round because neither city observes Daylight Saving Time. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAmerica/Lima · America/Sao_Paulo
Lima
America/Lima
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-5
AbbreviationPET
No DST
Sao Paulo
America/Sao_Paulo
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-3
AbbreviationBRT
No DST
Relationship

Sao Paulo is 2h ahead of Lima.

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—expect this relationship to stay fixed unless rules change at the governmental level.

Next stepsPlan overlap or convert zones
Best time to meet →PET → BRT →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Sao Paulo versus Lima; a value of +3h means Sao Paulo is three hours ahead of Lima.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Sao Paulo vs Lima)
January+2h
February+2h
March+2h
April+2h
May+2h
June+2h
July+2h
August+2h
September+2h
October+2h
November+2h
December+2h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Lima mapped into Sao Paulo; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

LimaSao Paulo

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Lima with part-of-day icon
Sao Paulo arrow and converted time
Day
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    02:00
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  • 03:00
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    06:00
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  • 05:00
    07:00
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  • 06:00
    08:00
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  • 07:00
    09:00
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  • 08:00
    10:00
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  • 09:00
    11:00
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    12:00
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  • 12:00
    14:00
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    15:00
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    18:00
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    19:00
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  • 18:00
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  • 19:00
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  • 20:00
    22:00
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  • 21:00
    23:00
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  • 22:00
    00:00
    Next day
  • 23:00
    01:00
    Next day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Lima and Sao Paulo, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Sao Paulo is 2h ahead of Lima. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.