São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -8.4333, -38.8667
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1277 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Pernambuco, Brazil
This page reports the local time in São José, Pernambuco, Brazil, set by the America/Recife time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Recife
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in São José.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:13 AM Solar noon 11:22 AM Sunset 5:31 PM Daylight 12 h 18 min Night 11 h 42 min Civil twilight 4:52 AM – 5:52 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
- Carnaubeir — 1.8 km
- Pai Jose — 4.1 km
- Salina — 4.1 km
- Sítio — 5.8 km
- Ôlho d’Água — 7.4 km
- Lagoinha — 7.6 km
Time and daylight in São José
Sunlight reaches São José at 5:13 AM and fades after 5:31 PM today. The span is 12 h 18 min.
São José and its neighbours Carnaubeir and Pai Jose keep one clock.
São José accounts for 1 postal code.
The time standard for São José is America/Recife at UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does São José use?
- São José uses America/Recife, which has an offset of −3.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in São José?
- No.
- At what hour does the sun rise in São José?
- At 5:13 AM.