São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -8.8333, -36.8167
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1430 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Pernambuco, Brazil
Current local time for São José, Pernambuco, Brazil is listed here, in the America/Recife time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Recife
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in São José, Pernambuco.
The sun today
Sunrise 4:59 AM Solar noon 11:12 AM Sunset 5:25 PM Daylight 12 h 25 min Night 11 h 35 min Civil twilight 4:38 AM – 5:46 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 Pernambuco
- Recife 1 653 461
- Jaboatao Dos Guararapes 644 037
- Petrolina 418 444
- Caruaru 402 290
- Olinda 364 717
- Paulista 342 167
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/Recife
- Recife Brazil
- Jaboatao Dos Guararapes Brazil
Nearby places
- Riacho Do Saco — 5.9 km
- Beldroega — 7.6 km
- Limitao — 7.6 km
- Malhada Do Cosme — 9.2 km
- Ramada — 9.2 km
- Salina — 9.2 km
About the time in São José
Postal codes tied to São José number 1.
São José adheres to America/Recife, a UTC−3 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Sunrise falls at 4:59 AM today in São José, with the sun setting at 5:25 PM. That leaves 12 h 25 min of light.
Riacho Do Saco and Limitao sit close to São José and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in São José?
- The time in São José is calculated using America/Recife, with an offset of −3.
- Do the clocks in São José go back at any point?
- No.
- When does daylight end in São José?
- Daylight ends at 5:25 PM.