Geographic position of Ribeirão Preto

Ribeirão Preto is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 21.1775° S, 47.8103° W.

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

Antipode of Ribeirão Preto

The point on Earth exactly opposite Ribeirão Preto is near Naha - when it's noon in Ribeirão Preto, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Ribeirão Preto

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

Current Season in Ribeirão Preto

Ribeirão Preto is currently in Spring. Spring begins around September 22, which is 5 days from now.

Because Ribeirão Preto 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 Ribeirão Preto

In Ribeirão Preto, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 13h 25m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 10h 50m, a difference of roughly 2h 35m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Ribeirão Preto's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Ribeirão Preto at 21.18° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Ribeirão Preto

With a population of 711,825, Ribeirão Preto ranks as the 26th most populous city in Brazil, out of 2,345 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Ribeirão Preto

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

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

Best Time to Call Ribeirão Preto

Business hours in Ribeirão Preto (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 Ribeirão Preto

Official national holiday observed in Brazil.

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