São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.7559, -41.4023
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 952 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 exact time in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is given here, for the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Monday, 19 October 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 5:12 AM Solar noon 11:32 AM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 12 h 39 min Night 11 h 21 min Civil twilight 4:49 AM – 6:14 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
- Pau-Ferro — 2.5 km
- Cacomanga — 2.6 km
- Margarida — 3.5 km
- Tapera — 3.6 km
- Vista Alegre — 3.9 km
- Cupim — 4.9 km
Time and daylight in São José
Sunrise today in São José lands at 5:12 AM; sunset lands at 5:51 PM. That is 12 h 39 min of light.
The time you see for São José is also correct for Pau-Ferro and Cacomanga.
1 codes make up the postal map of São José.
São José counts hours by America/Sao_Paulo, which stands at UTC−3. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Questions and answers
- Where does São José fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, São José falls within America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Are daylight saving rules used in São José?
- Daylight saving time in São José: No.
- When does daylight end in São José?
- Daylight ends at 5:51 PM.