Natal in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.5245, -41.9189
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 896 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Natal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The current hour and minute in Natal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are shown here, in the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
Natal, Brazil
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Natal
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Natal, Rio de Janeiro.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:04 AM Solar noon 11:32 AM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 12 h 56 min Night 11 h 04 min Civil twilight 4:41 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Natal right now
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Natal and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 59000-000
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 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 Natal
- Natal Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Natal Pando, Bolivia
- Natal Acre, Brazil
- Natal Amazonas, Brazil
- Natal Virginia, United States
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Sagrado — 11.0 km
- Brejinho — 11.3 km
- Boa Vista — 11.8 km
- Olho-d'Água — 12.6 km
- Portela — 13.3 km
- Três Irmãos — 14.1 km
Time and daylight in Natal
The mail network in Natal covers 1 codes.
Natal uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone with a UTC−3 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Natal sees the sun rise at 5:04 AM and set at 6:00 PM today. Daylight runs for 12 h 56 min.
The time in Natal is also the time in nearby Sagrado and Brejinho.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Natal use?
- Natal uses America/Sao_Paulo, which has an offset of −3.
- Does Natal keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Natal: No.
- When does the sun disappear in Natal?
- It disappears at 6:00 PM.