What time is it in São José, Maranhão, Brazil
This page reports the local time in São José, Maranhão, Brazil, set by the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in São José.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:42 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:52 PM Daylight 12 h 10 min Night 11 h 50 min Civil twilight 5:21 AM – 6:13 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
- Santa Rita — 5.5 km
- Pau-Santo — 6.6 km
- Santa Fé — 6.6 km
- Estandarte — 7.0 km
- Candido Mendes — 11.0 km
- Fortaleza — 11.3 km
About the time in São José
São José keeps the same time as its neighbours Santa Rita and Santa Fé.
1 postal code correspond to São José.
The local zone in São José is America/Fortaleza, standing at UTC−3. Whether daylight saving applies: No.
Today's sun rises in São José at 5:42 AM, then sets at 5:52 PM. The day offers 12 h 10 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in São José listed?
- The time zone in São José is listed as America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Does São José observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- Both sunrise and sunset in São José — what times?
- 5:42 AM and 5:52 PM.