Geographic position of Sorocaba

Sorocaba is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 23.5017° S, 47.4581° W.

Sorocaba 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 Sorocaba

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

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Sorocaba

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

Current Season in Sorocaba

Sorocaba is currently in Spring.

Because Sorocaba 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 Sorocaba

In Sorocaba, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 13h 35m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 10h 41m, a difference of roughly 2h 54m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Sorocaba's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Sorocaba at 23.50° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Sorocaba

With a population of 687,357, Sorocaba ranks as the 28th most populous city in Brazil, out of 2,345 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Sorocaba

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

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

Best Time to Call Sorocaba

Business hours in Sorocaba (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 Sorocaba

Official national holiday observed in Brazil.

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