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What time is it in Candeias, Maranhão, Brazil

See the local time in Candeias, Maranhão, Brazil right now, measured in the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).

Candeias, Brazil

5:58:27 AM

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza

Local time in Candeias

UTC−3 · no daylight saving time

Candeias keeps America/Fortaleza clock_time.

The sun today

Sunrise 5:27 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 5:40 PM Daylight 12 h 13 min Night 11 h 47 min Civil twilight 5:06 AM – 6:01 PM

Weather in Candeias right now

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Candeias and its neighbours

Candeias at -3.1014, -42.0922 with the nearest towns within 8.0 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

37280-000
43800-000

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.

Candeias in numbers

Coordinates: -3.1014, -42.0922
Region: Maranhão
Country: Brazil, South America
Capital: Brasília — 1547 km away
Same name: 14 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Maranhão

Sao Luis 917 237
Imperatriz 273 110
Sao Jose De Ribamar 259 164
Timon 174 465
Caxias 163 546
Paco Do Lumiar 155 307

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Same time zone — America/Fortaleza

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Nearby places

Estreito — 2.1 km
Curral Do Meio — 2.1 km
Palmeirinha Ii — 3.5 km
Torno Velho Ii — 4.5 km
Vassouras — 6.1 km
Água Branca — 6.4 km

Candeias: clock, sun and surroundings

Records show 2 postal codes for Candeias.

The zone that governs Candeias is America/Fortaleza at UTC−3. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.

The sun rises at 5:27 AM above Candeias and sets at 5:40 PM today. Daylight lasts about 12 h 13 min.

Curral Do Meio and Estreito sit close to Candeias and run on the same clock.

Questions and answers

What time zone corresponds to Candeias?: America/Fortaleza corresponds to Candeias and has an offset of −3.
Does Candeias switch to summer time during the year?: Daylight saving time observed in Candeias: No.
Is there a set time for sunset in Candeias?: Today the sun sets at 5:40 PM.