Right now, local time in Porto Alegre is 06:07 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Porto Alegre ranks #332 worldwide by population and #12 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Day length
- 13h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Porto Alegre — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 30.0328° S, 51.2302° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 1,488,252 · #332 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Porto Alegre through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.03° N, 128.77° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kurio, Japan, about 161 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:07 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Porto Alegre today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:06
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:46
- Isha
- 20:07
- Qibla direction
- 71.7° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Porto Alegre — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Porto Alegre sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Porto Alegre's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 853 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,818 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.03° S, 51.23° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 02:07 | −4h |
| Chicago | 04:07 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 06:07 | same time |
| London | 09:07 | +3h |
| Paris | 10:07 | +4h |
| Moscow | 12:07 | +6h |
| Dubai | 13:07 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 14:37 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:07 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 17:07 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 18:07 | +12h |
| Sydney | 20:07 | +14h |
Best time to call Porto Alegre
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Porto Alegre local time:
Cities sharing Porto Alegre's time zone
Distances from Porto Alegre
| São Paulo | 853 km | NNE (33°) |
| Chicago | 8,824 km | NNW (333°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,008 km | NW (310°) |
| Paris | 10,255 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 10,348 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 12,529 km | SSW (200°) |
| Moscow | 12,657 km | NE (38°) |
| Dubai | 12,884 km | ENE (74°) |
| Mumbai | 14,283 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 15,879 km | SE (136°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,327 km | ESE (117°) |
| Tokyo | 18,818 km | NW (305°) |
Cities near Porto Alegre
- Eldorado do Sul8 km · 06:07
- Canoas14 km · 06:07
- Guaíba13 km · 06:07
- Alvorada15 km · 06:07
- Cachoeirinha16 km · 06:07
- Esteio20 km · 06:07
- Nova Santa Rita21 km · 06:07
- Viamão21 km · 06:07
FAQ
What time is it in Porto Alegre right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Porto Alegre (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Porto Alegre in?
Porto Alegre runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Porto Alegre observe daylight saving time?
Porto Alegre does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Porto Alegre today?
Porto Alegre sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 18:46 today, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Porto Alegre tonight?
The moon phase over Porto Alegre tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 81.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Porto Alegre?
The antipode of Porto Alegre — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.03° N, 128.77° E. It falls on land, near Kurio, Japan, about 161 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Porto Alegre?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Porto Alegre, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.