São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -5.1372, -36.1764
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1744 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Local time in São José, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil is shown on this page, based on the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in São José, Rio Grande do Norte.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:04 AM Solar noon 11:11 AM Sunset 5:18 PM Daylight 12 h 13 min Night 11 h 47 min Civil twilight 4:43 AM – 5:39 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 Grande do Norte
- Natal 896 708
- Parnamirim 271 713
- Mossoro 264 577
- Sao Goncalo Do Amarante 115 838
- Macaiba 81 821
- Ceara-Mirim 79 115
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/Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Brazil
- Natal Brazil
- Teresina Brazil
- Joao Pessoa Brazil
Nearby places
- Santa Isabel — 4.0 km
- Riacho Do Cabelo — 5.0 km
- Santa Catarina — 7.6 km
- Agrovila do Projeto de Assentamento Pirangi — 8.5 km
- Galos — 8.5 km
- Barrocao — 8.8 km
Time and daylight in São José
The postal code count for São José is 1.
São José keeps time under America/Fortaleza. That places it at UTC−3, with daylight saving time No.
Today's schedule for São José: sunrise 5:04 AM, sunset 5:18 PM. That gives 12 h 13 min of daylight.
Around São José, places such as Santa Isabel and Riacho Do Cabelo use the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in São José?
- The clock in São José follows America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Do clocks change in São José during the year?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- At what time is the sun rising in São José?
- The sun is rising at 5:04 AM.