São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.6267, -42.8230
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 928 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 page gives the present local time in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, whose time zone is America/Sao_Paulo (−3).
São José, Brazil
Sunday, 18 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 5:18 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 12 h 40 min Night 11 h 20 min Civil twilight 4:55 AM – 6:20 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
- Marubai — 2.7 km
- Sambaetiba — 5.3 km
- Imbira — 6.1 km
- São José da Boa Morte — 7.0 km
- Escurial — 8.2 km
- Gleba Colégio — 8.3 km
Local time details for São José
Travelling from São José to Marubai or Sambaetiba does not change the hour.
Postal areas within São José come to 1.
Time in São José runs on America/Sao_Paulo, which is UTC−3. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
Sun-up in São José is 5:18 AM today and sun-down is 5:57 PM. That gap holds 12 h 40 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to São José?
- The time zone assigned to São José is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- What time zone rules apply in São José — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in São José: No.
- Please give the sunrise time for São José.
- The sun rises at 5:18 AM.