Cuiabá, Brazil · UTC-4
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Cuiabá sits near the geographical center of South America, at the edge of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, and the gateway to the Amazon basin. The city uses America/Manaus as its timezone identifier, UTC-4, year-round. Brazil exempted the Amazon region states, including Mato Grosso, from daylight saving time in 2013.
Before 2013, Cuiabá observed DST along with southern Brazil, shifting clocks in October and March. The agricultural sector in Mato Grosso, one of Brazil’s major soybean and cattle-producing states, consistently argued that the time changes disrupted livestock, harvest operations, and supply chains. The exemption was granted and the clock has stayed put since.
Heat that shapes the daily schedule
Cuiabá is famously one of Brazil’s hottest cities, regularly recording temperatures above 40°C in summer. The intense heat shapes daily schedules more than any clock policy: businesses close during the hottest afternoon hours and reopen in the evening. Activity shifts toward early morning and late evening. The clock says 4pm UTC-4; the body says find shade.
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Questions about time in Cuiabá
- What timezone is Cuiabá in?
- Cuiabá uses the IANA timezone
America/Manaus. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Cuiabá observe daylight saving time?
- No. Cuiabá does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Cuiabá?
- Cuiabá is currently at UTC-4.
- What is the time difference between Cuiabá and London?
- Cuiabá is currently 5 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Cuiabá and Los Angeles?
- Cuiabá is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Cuiabá and Tokyo?
- Cuiabá is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Cuiabá?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Cuiabá is
America/Manaus. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Manaus' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Manaus')`), or any IANA-compatible library.