Santa Maria in numbers
- Coordinates
- -20.5167, -43.0333
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 735 km away
- Same name
- 1098 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Maria, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The reading below is the local time in Santa Maria, Minas Gerais, Brazil, taken from the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
Santa Maria, Brazil
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Santa Maria
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Santa Maria.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:21 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 12 h 35 min Night 11 h 25 min Civil twilight 4:58 AM – 6:19 PM
Weather in Santa Maria right now
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Santa Maria and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 59464-000
- 72500-000
- 97000-000
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 Santa Maria
- Santa Maria Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Santa Maria Federal District, Brazil
- Santa Maria California, United States
- Santa Maria Ilocos, Philippines
- Santa Maria Davao Region, Philippines
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Guaraciaba — 6.3 km
- Penha — 9.4 km
- Bela Vista — 10.3 km
- Palmeira de Fora — 11.1 km
- Maracujá — 11.6 km
- Quintas do Passa Tempo — 12.4 km
Local time details for Santa Maria
Postal codes valid in Santa Maria number 3.
Hours in Santa Maria are kept by America/Sao_Paulo, standing at UTC−3. Daylight saving observed: No.
The sun is up at 5:21 AM in Santa Maria and down again at 5:56 PM. Between those times there are 12 h 35 min of daylight.
Time runs the same in Santa Maria and in nearby Guaraciaba and Penha.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Santa Maria be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Is daylight saving time used in Santa Maria?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Santa Maria?
- Expect it at 5:21 AM.