Franco in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.1610, -42.3142
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 920 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The reading below is the local time in Franco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taken from the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
Franco, Brazil
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Franco
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Franco keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:12 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 12 h 45 min Night 11 h 15 min Civil twilight 4:49 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Franco right now
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Franco and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28660-000 Bom Jardim — 2.9 km away
- 28540-000 Cordeiro — 8.9 km away
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 Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro 6 747 815
- Duque De Caxias 866 347
- Nova Iguacu 843 046
- Belford Roxo 518 384
- Niteroi 515 317
- Campos Dos Goytacazes 483 540
Other places named Franco
- Franco Guanajuato, Mexico
- Franco Chihuahua, Mexico
- Franco Virginia, United States
- Franco Ceará, Brazil
- Franco Bolívar, Colombia
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Jorge Jardim — 9.1 km
- Palmeirinha — 10.0 km
- Boa Vista — 10.6 km
- Pito Acesso — 10.7 km
- Pedra Aguda — 11.3 km
- Barra de São Domingos — 11.5 km
Time and daylight in Franco
Jorge Jardim and Palmeirinha sit close to Franco and run on the same clock.
Franco is served by a set of 2 postal codes.
Franco sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, which runs at UTC−3. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun rises here at 5:12 AM and sets at 5:57 PM in Franco today. Daylight adds up to 12 h 45 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Franco?
- The time zone local to Franco is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does the time in Franco shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Franco?
- Expect it at 5:12 AM.