Manaus, Brazil · UTC-4
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hover a column · click to lockManaus is the capital of Amazonas state and a city of over two million people sitting at the confluence of the Rio Negro and the Amazon River, entirely surrounded by rainforest. It runs on Amazon Time, UTC-4, year-round. Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019; no Brazilian cities observe DST today. Manaus stays at UTC-4 permanently, one hour behind Brasília Time (UTC-3).
Before 2019, Brazil’s interior states including Amazonas did not observe DST while the coastal southeast did, creating a seasonal shift between Manaus and cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. That complication no longer applies: all of Brazil now runs on fixed offsets year-round.
rubber, opera, and the Amazon’s rhythm
The city grew dramatically during the rubber boom of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when Amazonian rubber was the world’s primary source. The Teatro Amazonas opera house, inaugurated in 1896, is the surviving monument to that era: pink and gold, extravagant, incongruous in the jungle.
At 3 degrees south latitude, Manaus has essentially no seasonal daylight variation. The equatorial sun rises and sets at almost the same times year-round. DST would accomplish nothing here. The rhythm is set by rain.
9am in Manaus is 1pm in London during European winter.
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Questions about time in Manaus
- What timezone is Manaus in?
- Manaus uses the IANA timezone
America/Manaus. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Manaus observe daylight saving time?
- No. Manaus does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Manaus?
- Manaus is currently at UTC-4.
- What is the time difference between Manaus and London?
- Manaus is currently 5 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Manaus and Los Angeles?
- Manaus is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Manaus and Tokyo?
- Manaus is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Manaus?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Manaus 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What timezone is Manaus in?
Manaus uses the IANA timezone America/Manaus. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Manaus observe daylight saving time?
No. Manaus does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Manaus?
Manaus is currently at UTC-4.
What is the time difference between Manaus and London?
Manaus is currently 5 hours behind London.