São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.7145, -42.5919
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 950 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The time now in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is shown here, following the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in São José, Rio de Janeiro.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:03 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 13 h 05 min Night 10 h 55 min Civil twilight 4:39 AM – 6:31 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
- Marajó — 3.1 km
- Viçosa — 4.0 km
- Duas Barras — 4.5 km
- Rio Vermelho — 4.8 km
- Buraco da Coruja — 4.9 km
- Praca Cruzeiro — 5.2 km
About the time in São José
Postal designations for São José total 1.
São José reads its time from America/Sao_Paulo, placed at UTC−3. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
Daylight arrives in São José at 5:03 AM and departs at 6:08 PM. It lasts 13 h 05 min today.
Neighbouring places Marajó and Viçosa run on São José time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in São José based on?
- The clock in São José is based on America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does the local time in São José change with daylight saving?
- No.
- What is the local sunrise time in São José?
- Local sunrise is 5:03 AM.