São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.5885, -43.7341
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 873 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Read off the current local time in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which belongs to the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
São José keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:17 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 12 h 47 min Night 11 h 13 min Civil twilight 4:54 AM – 6:27 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 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 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/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Paracambi — 3.6 km
- Paracambi — 3.6 km
- Sabugo — 4.1 km
- Engenheiro Nicanor Pereira — 4.9 km
- Saudoso — 5.0 km
- Mutirão — 6.2 km
Time and daylight in São José
São José contains 1 postal code.
São José is served by the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, offset UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies: No.
São José sees the sun rise at 5:17 AM and set at 6:04 PM today. Daylight runs for 12 h 47 min.
The same local time applies in São José, Paracambi and Paracambi.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for São José labeled?
- The time zone for São José is labeled America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in São José?
- No.
- When does daylight end in São José?
- Daylight ends at 6:04 PM.