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CURRENT LOCAL TIME

Time in João Pessoa, Brazil

· Brasilia Standard Time

UTC−3 · UTC−3—— H FROM YOUAMERICA/FORTALEZA

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João Pessoa against your time zone

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João Pessoa time zone facts

IANA time zoneAmerica/Fortaleza
Offset nowUTC−3 (UTC−3)
Offset all yearUTC−3 (UTC−3)
Next clock changeNone — this zone does not change clocks
CountryBrazil (BR)
Population650,883
Coordinates-7.12, -34.86
Places in this zone17

Best hours to reach João Pessoa

From New York
1 hour behind João Pessoa · their morning
10:00–18:00
09:00–17:00 EDT
From San Francisco
4 hours behind João Pessoa · their morning
13:00–18:00
09:00–14:00 PDT
From Bengaluru
8½ hours ahead of João Pessoa · their afternoon
09:00–10:00
17:00–18:00 IST

Local times in João Pessoa on the left, the caller’s own clock on the right. Computed from the working-hour overlap for today’s offsets.

About time in João Pessoa

João Pessoa keeps Brasilia Standard Time, UTC−3 from UTC all year. The offset never changes, so any difference between you and João Pessoa moves only when your own clocks do.

João Pessoa shares the zone America/Fortaleza with Fortaleza, São Luís, Natal, Teresina, so a time here is also the time there. One canonical page per zone keeps the difference honest: the settlement name changes, the clock does not.

Offsets and daylight saving rules come from the IANA time zone database — see IANA time zone notes for what that data does and does not promise about future dates.

João Pessoa converted to other zones

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COMMON QUESTIONS

What time is it in João Pessoa right now?

The clock at the top of this page reads the current time in João Pessoa to the second. João Pessoa is on Brasilia Standard Time, UTC−3 — the same clock as every other place in the zone America/Fortaleza.

Does João Pessoa observe daylight saving time?

No. João Pessoa stays on UTC−3 all year, so the difference between you and João Pessoa only changes when your own clocks do.

What time zone is João Pessoa in?

João Pessoa uses the IANA zone America/Fortaleza, currently UTC−3 (UTC−3). Abbreviations are for reading — the zone identifier is the unambiguous name, and it is what you should store in your own systems.

Which other places read the same time as João Pessoa?

Fortaleza, São Luís, Natal, Teresina, Campina Grande all sit in America/Fortaleza, so they read exactly the same clock, daylight saving changes included.