Brazil · BRT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
João Pessoa, 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 João Pessoa 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 João Pessoa lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between João Pessoa 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 João Pessoa lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between João Pessoa 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 João Pessoa.
Practical Info
João Pessoa (Brazil) is home to roughly 830K people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 17:12. 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
BRT · 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 the first place on the American mainland to see the sunrise each day.
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.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap