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With the start of daylight saving time in Australia on Sunday, October 4, 2026, Sydney, Australia will be 14 hours ahead of Sao Paolo, Brazil. | Swap

Australia time zones
South America time zones

Australia spans 5 time zones, ranging from UTC +8 to UTC +10:30 with 4 main time zones Western UTC +8 Perth / Central UTC +9:30 Adelaide, Darwin / Eastern UTC +10 Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart / Lord Howe Island, UTC +10:30 and Central Western +8:45 Eucla. Australia larger map | World Time Zone Map.

South America spans 5 time zones, from UTC -6 to UTC -2, with 3 main time zones ranging from UTC -5h. to UTC -3h.
Examples: Colombia UTC -5 / Venezuela UTC -4 / Chile UTC -4 / Brasil UTC -3 and Argentina UTC -3.
In adition to: Galapago Islands UTC-6 / Easter Islands UTC -6 / San Fernando de Noronha (Brazil) UTC -2. and the British overseas territories: Falkland Islands UTC -3 and South Georgia/Sandwich Isl. UTC -2, administered by the United Kingdom| Large map of South America.

Australia Daylight Saving Time 2026
On Sunday, October 4, Australia turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m., it was 3:00 a.m. More info

Chile Daylight Saving Time 2026
On Sunday, September 6, Chile turned the clock forward one hour, at 0:00 a.m., it was 1:00 a.m. More info

You can quickly check the current time difference between Australia and South America by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks . clock symbols info

You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors = which represent 4-hour intervals between identical colors, provided that the use of standard time or daylight saving time coincides in both countries.

For example there is a 12-hour difference between Perth (Western Australia) at UTC+8h and Santiago, Chile, at UTC-4h, (both shown in pink on the map); therefore Perth is always 12 hours ahead of Santiago during standard time, and 11 hours ahead during Santiago's daylight saving time (from the first Sunday of April to the first Sunday of September).

Time change Australia 2026

Only these territories in Australia use daylight saving time: South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, *Lord Howe Island (30'), and Norfolk Island.

The first Sunday, April 5 at 3:00 am Australia turns the clock back 1 hour.
The first Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 am Australia turns the clock forward 1 hour.

*Lord Howe Island
The first Sunday, April 5 at 2:00 am Lord Howe turns the clock back 0:30 hours.
The first Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 am Lord Howe turns the clock forward 0:30 hours

Australia daylight saving 2026
Ends - 1h Starts + 1h
April - 5 Sun.
3:00 → 2:00
Oct - 4 Sun.
2:00 → 3:00
1st Sunday April, at 3:00 a.m., Australia turns the clock back 1 hour 1st Sunday October, at 2:00 a.m., Australia turns the clock forward 1 hour
Lord Howe daylight saving 2026
Ends - 0:30' Starts + 0:30'
April - 5 Sun.
2:00 → 1:30
Oct - 4 Sun.
2:00 → 2:30
1st Sunday April, at 2:00 a.m., Lord Howe turns the clock back half an hour 1st Sunday October, at 2:00 a.m., Lord Howe turns the clock forward half an hour

Clocks symbols:

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time. Standard or winter time UTC standard time, or winter time. No Daylight Saving Time No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format

Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different Australia and South America time zones.