Brazil · BRT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Florianópolis, Brazil runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Florianópolis and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Florianópolis lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Florianópolis and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Florianópolis lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Florianópolis and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Florianópolis.
Practical Info
Florianópolis (Brazil) is home to roughly 540K people. Today brings about 10.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:06, sunset at 17:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 28° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Brazil
Capital
Brasília
Continent
South America
Time Zone
BRT · America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
27.60°S, 48.55°W
Currency
BRL (R$)
Calling Code
+55
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Florianópolis sits mostly on an island with around 42 named beaches, from calm bays on the west to open Atlantic surf on the east. The Hercílio Luz bridge connecting it to the mainland is the longest suspension bridge in Brazil.
The clock: Florianópolis keeps UTC−3. Its population roughly doubles in January, when the rest of the southern cone arrives.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap