What time is it in Santa Maria, Maranhão, Brazil
This page reports the local time in Santa Maria, Maranhão, Brazil, set by the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).
Santa Maria, Brazil
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in Santa Maria
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Santa Maria, Maranhão.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:41 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 5:20 AM – 6:22 PM
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Santa Maria and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 59464-000
- 72500-000
- 97000-000
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 Santa Maria
- Santa Maria Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Santa Maria Federal District, Brazil
- Santa Maria California, United States
- Santa Maria Ilocos, Philippines
- Santa Maria Davao Region, Philippines
Same time zone — America/Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Brazil
- Natal Brazil
- Teresina Brazil
- Joao Pessoa Brazil
Nearby places
- Pedro Funil — 11.8 km
- Novo Recreio — 17.6 km
- Ouro — 21.5 km
- Parelhas — 21.7 km
- Temerante — 25.4 km
- Novo Recreio — 27.0 km
Local time details for Santa Maria
Within Santa Maria, postal codes number 3.
The zone covering Santa Maria is called America/Fortaleza and stands at UTC−3. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
In Santa Maria, first light arrives at 5:41 AM and the sun goes down at 6:01 PM. The day holds 12 h 20 min of light.
Neighbouring Pedro Funil and Novo Recreio keep the same hours as Santa Maria.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Santa Maria?
- Use America/Fortaleza to show the time in Santa Maria; its offset is −3.
- Does Santa Maria keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Santa Maria: No.
- What time is sunrise in Santa Maria?
- It is 5:41 AM.