What time is it in São José, Maranhão, Brazil
Local time right now in São José, Maranhão, Brazil appears above, in the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Wednesday, 4 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 5:38 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 12 h 15 min Night 11 h 45 min Civil twilight 5:17 AM – 6:15 PM
Weather in São José right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
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
- Margarida Alves — 3.4 km
- Grajaú — 4.4 km
- Vila Boa Esperança — 5.4 km
- Raposa — 5.5 km
- Moncao — 6.2 km
- Areias — 8.8 km
About the time in São José
Postal codes assigned across São José total 1.
São José counts hours by America/Fortaleza, which stands at UTC−3. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
The sun climbs above São José at 5:38 AM and dips below at 5:53 PM. Between them sit 12 h 15 min of daylight.
Margarida Alves and Grajaú sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind São José.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for São José?
- The time zone designation for São José is America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Will the time in São José move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in São José: No.
- At what hour does the sun rise in São José?
- At 5:38 AM.