What time is it in Fortaleza, Maranhão, Brazil
This page answers what time it is in Fortaleza, Maranhão, Brazil right now, in the America/Fortaleza zone (−3).
Fortaleza, Brazil
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in Fortaleza
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Fortaleza, Maranhão.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:32 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 12 h 12 min Night 11 h 48 min Civil twilight 5:11 AM – 6:06 PM
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Fortaleza and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60000-000
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 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
Other places named Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil
- Fortaleza Amazonas, Peru
- Fortaleza Loreto, Peru
- Fortaleza Amazonas, Peru
- Fortaleza Beni Department, Bolivia
Same time zone — America/Fortaleza
- Natal Brazil
- Teresina Brazil
- Joao Pessoa Brazil
Nearby places
- Queimada I — 2.4 km
- Palmeirinha — 2.4 km
- Raiz — 3.3 km
- Porto Velho I — 4.1 km
- Porto Velho Ii — 4.6 km
- Mangueira I — 4.9 km
Time and daylight in Fortaleza
Postal codes tied to Fortaleza number 1.
The time standard for Fortaleza is America/Fortaleza at UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
Sunrise falls at 5:32 AM today in Fortaleza, with the sun setting at 5:45 PM. That leaves 12 h 12 min of light.
Nearby Palmeirinha and Queimada I need no separate clock from Fortaleza.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Fortaleza?
- The time zone covering Fortaleza is America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Will the time in Fortaleza move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Fortaleza: No.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Fortaleza?
- At 5:32 AM.