São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -8.1333, -38.1500
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1359 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Pernambuco, Brazil
This is the current time in São José, Pernambuco, Brazil, shown for the America/Recife time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Wednesday, 4 November 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 5:05 AM Solar noon 11:17 AM Sunset 5:30 PM Daylight 12 h 25 min Night 11 h 35 min Civil twilight 4:43 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
- Caiçarinha da Penha — 2.3 km
- Caicarinha Da Penha — 2.4 km
- Icaicarinha — 2.6 km
- Tauapiranga — 8.8 km
- Logradouro — 10.3 km
- Varzinha — 11.7 km
Time and daylight in São José
Locations in São José are covered by 1 postal code.
São José is served by the America/Recife time zone, offset UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise in São José is at 5:05 AM today, and sunset comes at 5:30 PM. Daylight lasts 12 h 25 min.
Caiçarinha da Penha and Caicarinha Da Penha lie near São José and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- What zone is São José in for local time?
- For local time, São José is in America/Recife, with an offset of −3.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in São José?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- When does light arrive in São José?
- Light arrives at 5:05 AM.