Current Local Time in Salvador
Brazil America/Bahia BRT UTC-3 No clock change
08:29:42
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC-3 (-03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
BRT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Salvador never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Bahia
Brazil · South America
Salvador time zone
Salvador keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC-3, written BRT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Salvador would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- America/Bahia
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-3 (BRT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 09:00 in January · 09:00 in July
Clock changes in Salvador, 2026–2028
Full record for Salvador → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Salvador stays on UTC-3 (BRT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Salvador
Computed for -12.9777°, -38.5016° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
17:27
Day length
11h 34m
+0m 31s vs yesterday
Solar noon
11:40
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:40 | 18:40 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 05:05 | 18:14 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:31 | 17:49 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 05:53 | 17:27 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Salvador runs from about 11h 22m at the shortest day to 12h 53m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 20:53
- Moonset
- 08:27
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 01:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 14:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Salvador
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Time difference between Salvador and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | ±0h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | +4h | Varies: +4h / +3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +8:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +13h | Varies: +14h / +13h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −4h | Varies: −4h / −5h |
Salvador at a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Coordinates
- 12.9777° S, 38.5016° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Bahia
- Currency
- BRL
- Language
- Portuguese
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Salvador right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Salvador, Brazil, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Bahia time zone rules. Salvador currently runs at UTC-3 (BRT) all year round.
What time zone is Salvador in?
The IANA identifier for Salvador is America/Bahia. Its abbreviation is BRT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Salvador?
Salvador stays at UTC-3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Salvador observe daylight saving time?
No. Salvador does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Salvador and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 1 hour behind Salvador. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (New York behind Salvador) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Salvador and Sao Paulo?
Salvador and Sao Paulo sit in different time zones (America/Bahia and America/Sao_Paulo) but read the same clock all year, because their offsets happen to match.
What is the time difference between Salvador and London?
For most of 2026, London is 4 hours ahead of Salvador. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London ahead of Salvador) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Salvador?
Day length in Salvador ranges from about 11h 22m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 53m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -12.98°, longitude -38.50°.