| CITY | LOCAL TIME | Difference | Coming up |
|---|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 01:00Thu | +4h | Becomes +3h on 25 Oct |
| Berlin Germany | 02:00Thu | +5h | Becomes +4h on 25 Oct |
| Dubai UAE | 04:00Thu | +7h | |
| Tokyo Japan | 09:00Thu | +12h | |
| Sydney Australia | 10:00Thu | +13h | Becomes +14h on 4 Oct |
| New York United States | 20:00 | −1h | Becomes −2h on 1 Nov |
| Los Angeles United States | 17:00 | −4h | Becomes −5h on 1 Nov |
João Pessoa, Brazil runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between João Pessoa and New York is 1 hour. 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 João Pessoa lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. The time difference between João Pessoa and London is 4 hours. 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 João Pessoa lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between João Pessoa and Tokyo is 12 hours. 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, Rio de Janeiro. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from João Pessoa.
João Pessoa (Brazil) is home to roughly 830K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:04, sunset at 17:14. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 7° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Brazil
Capital
Brasília
Continent
South America
Time Zone
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
7.12°S, 34.88°W
Currency
BRL (R$)
Calling Code
+55
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Ponta do Seixas, in João Pessoa, is the easternmost point of continental South America and, for most of the year, the first place on the American mainland to see the sunrise.
The clock: João Pessoa keeps UTC−3. It is also one of the greenest cities in the world by tree cover per resident, with a forest reserve inside the urban area.
João Pessoa lies at 34.9°W. Its time zone, UTC−3, is built around the 45°W meridian. The 10.1° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 40 minutes behind the sun: solar noon arrives at about 11:20 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−3 all year — there is no daylight saving here.
The longest day of 2026 is 22 December, with 12h 32m of daylight. The shortest is 22 June, with 11h 42m. The swing between them is 50 minutes. Within a few degrees of the equator the length of the day barely moves all year.
The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In João Pessoa the sun comes up earliest on 13 November at 04:51, while the latest sunset waits until 2 February at 17:45. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.
The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In João Pessoa that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.
Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.
The official timezone for João Pessoa, Brazil is America/Fortaleza with a current UTC offset of UTC−3.
João Pessoa has an estimated population of 830K and is located at coordinates 7.12°S, 34.88°W.
João Pessoa gets 12h 32m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 42m on its shortest, averaging 12h 7m a day across the year.
Solar noon in João Pessoa falls at about 11:20 on UTC−3 standard time, because the city sits 10.1° from the meridian its zone is built on.
The Easternmost Point of the American Mainland: Ponta do Seixas, in João Pessoa, is the easternmost point of continental South America and, for most of the year, the first place on the American mainland to see the sunrise.