Fortaleza in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.9662, -43.4860
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 828 km away
- Same name
- 92 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fortaleza, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Get the current local time in Fortaleza, Minas Gerais, Brazil, a location in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Fortaleza, Brazil
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Fortaleza
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Fortaleza, Minas Gerais.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:08 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 13 h 02 min Night 10 h 58 min Civil twilight 4:44 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Fortaleza right now
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Fortaleza and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60000-000
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 Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte 2 721 564
- Uberlandia 754 954
- Contagem 627 123
- Juiz De Fora 540 756
- Montes Claros 437 601
- Betim 384 000
Other places named Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil
- Fortaleza Amazonas, Peru
- Fortaleza Loreto, Peru
- Fortaleza Amazonas, Peru
- Fortaleza Beni Department, Bolivia
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Belmiro Braga — 2.8 km
- Monte Verde — 6.4 km
- Três Ilhas — 7.4 km
- Mascate — 8.0 km
- Angolinha — 9.2 km
- Engenheiro Carvalhais — 11.6 km
Local time details for Fortaleza
Postal coverage of Fortaleza comes to 1 codes.
Local timekeeping in Fortaleza uses America/Sao_Paulo, equal to UTC−3. Summer clock change: No.
The sun rises here at 5:08 AM and sets at 6:10 PM in Fortaleza today. Daylight adds up to 13 h 02 min.
Fortaleza and nearby Belmiro Braga and Monte Verde are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Fortaleza?
- The time zone value for Fortaleza is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does Fortaleza observe daylight saving time?
- No.
- What is the local sunrise time in Fortaleza?
- Local sunrise is 5:08 AM.