What Time Is It at São Paulo Guarulhos Airport (GRU)?
- Time zone now
- Brasília Time, UTC−3
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- None, no daylight saving
- Location
- -23.431, -46.470
São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) is on Brasília Time, UTC−3 all year. Its clocks don't change for daylight saving time. The airport is in São Paulo, Brazil. Its codes are GRU (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and SBGR (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Zulu Time and GRU
To get local time from Zulu, subtract 3 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 12:00 p.m. local at GRU.
Daylight Saving Time
São Paulo Guarulhos doesn't use daylight saving time, so the offset from Zulu stays at UTC−3 all year. When other places change their clocks, the difference between GRU and those places changes by an hour instead.
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Common Questions
What time zone is GRU airport in?
São Paulo Guarulhos Airport (GRU) uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, Brasília Time. That's UTC−3 all year.
Does GRU change its clocks for daylight saving time?
No. São Paulo Guarulhos stays at UTC−3 all year.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at GRU?
To get local time from Zulu, subtract 3 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.