São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.8667, -45.6000
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 717 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Minas Gerais, Brazil
This page shows the current local time in São José, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
São José keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:17 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 13 h 01 min Night 10 h 59 min Civil twilight 4:53 AM – 6:41 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
- Sao Goncalo Do Sapucai — 2.9 km
- Agua Comprida — 7.8 km
- Cesar Correia — 8.2 km
- Ouro Fala — 11.5 km
- Cordislandia — 13.3 km
- Ribeiros — 13.6 km
Local time details for São José
The postal system lists 1 codes for São José.
São José runs on America/Sao_Paulo, which sits UTC−3 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
Today the day starts in São José at 5:17 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:18 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 13 h 01 min.
The local time of São José is shared by neighbouring Sao Goncalo Do Sapucai and Agua Comprida.
Questions and answers
- Where does São José fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, São José falls within America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does São José switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in São José: No.
- What time does the day end in São José?
- The sun sets at 6:18 PM.