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Teresina

UTC−3

Brazil · BRT

Dry season
21:45:12Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:00↓ 17:4824:00
Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
17:48
Daylight
11.8hrs
Population
870K
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Teresina, 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 Teresina 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 Teresina lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Teresina 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 Teresina lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Teresina 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 Teresina.

Practical Info

Teresina (Brazil) is home to roughly 870K people. Today brings about 11.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 17:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 5° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Brazil

Brazil

Capital

Brasília

Continent

South America

Time Zone

BRT · America/Fortaleza

Coordinates

5.09°S, 42.80°W

Currency

BRL (R$)

Calling Code

+55

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

Portuguese

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Hottest Brazilian Capital

Teresina regularly exceeds 40°C and is the hottest state capital in Brazil. It is also the only one not on the coast in the northeast, built inland at the confluence of two rivers in 1852.

The clock: Teresina keeps UTC−3. It was purpose-built as a capital, replacing Oeiras — one of very few planned capitals in 19th-century Brazil.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

3h overlap
TeresinaUTC−3
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824