São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.2686, -42.0206
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 868 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 is a live clock for São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, showing local time in the America/Sao_Paulo 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
São José keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:03 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 13 h 01 min Night 10 h 59 min Civil twilight 4:39 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
- União — 13.0 km
- Sao Jose De Uba — 14.1 km
- Vila Colosso — 14.2 km
- São Domingos — 14.2 km
- Santa Rita — 15.8 km
- Prosperidade — 16.0 km
Local time details for São José
1 postal code correspond to São José.
The clock in São José is set to America/Sao_Paulo, offset UTC−3. Daylight saving time in use: No.
São José greets the sun at 5:03 AM and loses it at 6:03 PM today. Daylight runs to 13 h 01 min.
The time in São José is also the time in nearby União and Sao Jose De Uba.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to São José?
- The time zone value for São José is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in São José?
- No.
- What are sunrise and sunset in São José today?
- Sunrise 5:03 AM, sunset 6:03 PM.