Geographic position of Pelotas

Pelotas is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 31.7700° S, 52.3410° W.

Pelotas lies in the subtropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Pelotas

The point on Earth exactly opposite Pelotas is near Jeju City - when it's noon in Pelotas, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Pelotas

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Pelotas

Pelotas is currently in Spring.

Because Pelotas is in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is spring here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Pelotas

In Pelotas, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 14h 13m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 10h 4m, a difference of roughly 4h 9m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Pelotas's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Pelotas at 31.77° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Pelotas

With a population of 320,674, Pelotas ranks as the 82nd most populous city in Brazil, out of 2,345 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Pelotas

Pelotas uses the IANA time zone identifier America/Sao_Paulo. The current local offset is UTC-3 / -03.

Pelotas does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Pelotas

Business hours in Pelotas (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Los Angeles: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• London: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Dubai: 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 5:30 PM - 1:30 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 9:00 PM - 5:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Brazil

Public Holidays Affecting Pelotas

Official national holiday observed in Brazil.

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