São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.4733, -41.6183
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 914 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This page displays how late it is in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Tuesday, 3 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 11:31 AM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 12 h 56 min Night 11 h 04 min Civil twilight 4:40 AM – 6:22 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
- Borges — 5.1 km
- Trapiche — 5.2 km
- Bananal — 5.5 km
- Jenipapo — 6.5 km
- Mau Cabelo — 7.7 km
- Palestina — 8.5 km
São José: clock, sun and surroundings
Borges and Trapiche are near São José and do not differ from it in time.
Every address in São José sits within one of 1 postal code.
The time standard for São José is America/Sao_Paulo at UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
São José sees the sun rise at 5:03 AM and set at 5:59 PM today. Daylight runs for 12 h 56 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for São José?
- Use America/Sao_Paulo for São José; its offset is −3.
- Does the local schedule in São José include a clock change?
- No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in São José?
- It rises at 5:03 AM.