What time is it in São José, Maranhão, Brazil
This page shows what the clocks read right now in São José, Maranhão, Brazil, in the America/Fortaleza zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in São José, Maranhão.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:30 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 12 h 15 min Night 11 h 45 min Civil twilight 5:09 AM – 6:07 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
- Cumbre — 2.3 km
- Baixão Grande — 4.3 km
- São Francisco — 4.4 km
- Água Branca — 4.5 km
- Barra Nova — 4.7 km
- Saco — 5.1 km
São José: clock, sun and surroundings
Today São José gets sunrise at 5:30 AM and sunset at 5:45 PM. That leaves 12 h 15 min of daylight.
Same time, different place: Cumbre and Baixão Grande near São José.
1 postal code covers the territory of São José.
Clocks in São José follow America/Fortaleza, an offset of UTC−3 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
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.
- Do people in São José set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- What hour brings sunset in São José?
- The hour is 5:45 PM.