São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.8422, -42.6127
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 873 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Read off the current local time in São José, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which belongs to the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in São José, Minas Gerais.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:19 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 12 h 36 min Night 11 h 24 min Civil twilight 4:56 AM – 6:18 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 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 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/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Fernando Lobo — 0.2 km
- São Geraldo — 2.9 km
- Mel Barreto — 3.4 km
- Paquequer — 3.5 km
- Ilha dos Pombos — 3.5 km
- Posse — 4.7 km
Time and daylight in São José
Postal codes in São José number 1.
São José operates on America/Sao_Paulo at UTC−3. Daylight saving time used here: No.
In São José today the sun is out from 5:19 AM until 5:55 PM. That comes to 12 h 36 min of daylight.
São José shares one clock with the nearby places Fernando Lobo and São Geraldo.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for São José?
- The designation used for São José is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in São José?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in São José?
- Expect it at 5:19 AM.