What time is it in São José, Ceará, Brazil
Check the current local time in São José, Ceará, Brazil, which sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
São José keeps America/Fortaleza clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:14 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 5:31 PM Daylight 12 h 17 min Night 11 h 43 min Civil twilight 4:53 AM – 5:53 PM
Weather in São José right now
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São José and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 88100-000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Ceará
- Fortaleza 2 400 000
- Caucaia 378 406
- Juazeiro Do Norte 305 531
- Maracanau 251 613
- Sobral 216 519
- Crato 139 027
Other places named São José
- São José Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Sao Jose Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Sao Jose São Tomé Island, Saint Thomas and Prince
- São José Bíe, Angola
- São José São Tomé Island, Saint Thomas and Prince
Same time zone — America/Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Brazil
- Natal Brazil
- Teresina Brazil
- Joao Pessoa Brazil
Nearby places
- Macaoca — 2.1 km
- Umari — 3.4 km
- Várzea Grande — 4.6 km
- União — 4.7 km
- Cachoeira — 7.1 km
- Fazenda Vaca Serrada — 9.2 km
About the time in São José
The clock in São José is set to America/Fortaleza, offset UTC−3. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Today São José gets sunrise at 5:14 AM and sunset at 5:31 PM. That leaves 12 h 17 min of daylight.
Macaoca and Umari sit close to São José and run on the same clock.
Postal codes in São José number 1.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with São José?
- The value associated with São José is America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Are the clocks in São José adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- When does light arrive in São José?
- Light arrives at 5:14 AM.