What time is it in São José, Maranhão, Brazil
Below is the local time in São José, Maranhão, Brazil, kept in the America/Fortaleza zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Saturday, 7 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 5:30 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 5:44 PM Daylight 12 h 14 min Night 11 h 46 min Civil twilight 5:08 AM – 6:05 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 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 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
- Varas — 2.3 km
- Projeto de Assentamento Jacu — 3.4 km
- Boi — 5.7 km
- Morro Alto — 6.2 km
- Pequizeiro — 6.9 km
- Palmeira dos Eduardos — 7.0 km
Time and daylight in São José
Nothing changes on the clock between São José and neighbouring Varas or Projeto de Assentamento Jacu.
The area of São José is divided into 1 postal code.
For São José the applicable zone is America/Fortaleza, running UTC−3. Daylight saving time: No.
Expect sunrise at 5:30 AM and sunset at 5:44 PM in São José today. Daylight adds up to 12 h 14 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for São José?
- The correct time zone for São José is America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Is summer time in effect in São José at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in São José: No.
- When does morning light reach São José?
- At 5:30 AM.