Petropolis in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.5050, -43.1786
- Population
- 294 926
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 896 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Local time in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is shown on this page, based on the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Petropolis, Brazil
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Petropolis
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Petropolis.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:12 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 12 h 52 min Night 11 h 08 min Civil twilight 4:48 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Petropolis right now
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Petropolis and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25600-000 Petrópolis
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 Petropolis
- Petropolis Pando, Bolivia
- Petrópolis Amazonas, Brazil
- Petrópolis Amazonas, Brazil
- Petrópolis Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Petropolis Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Centro Histórico de Petropolis — 0.6 km
- Três Pedras — 3.6 km
- Cascatinha — 3.8 km
- Quitandinha — 4.3 km
- Mata Bom — 4.8 km
- Santa Izabel — 5.2 km
Time and daylight in Petropolis
Every address in Petropolis sits within one of 1 postal code.
Petropolis operates on America/Sao_Paulo at UTC−3. Daylight saving time used here: No.
Today's schedule for Petropolis: sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 6:03 PM. That gives 12 h 52 min of daylight.
The same hours are kept in Petropolis and in nearby Centro Histórico de Petropolis and Três Pedras.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Petropolis?
- The time zone designation for Petropolis is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does Petropolis observe daylight saving time?
- No.
- Which time marks sunset in Petropolis?
- 6:03 PM marks sunset.