São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -5.5933, -36.2614
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1702 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
The time in São José, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Fortaleza zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in São José.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:05 AM Solar noon 11:12 AM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 12 h 14 min Night 11 h 46 min Civil twilight 4:44 AM – 5:40 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 Polonia — 4.6 km
- Videu — 6.9 km
- Arabia — 7.9 km
- Pau De Leite — 7.9 km
- Alegria — 8.2 km
- Conceicão — 8.3 km
Local time details for São José
The time given for São José holds for nearby Santa Polonia and Videu too.
The postal code count for São José is 1.
Clocks across São José run on America/Fortaleza at UTC−3. Daylight saving time: No.
Today the sun comes up at 5:05 AM in São José and goes down at 5:19 PM. Daylight measures 12 h 14 min.
Questions and answers
- Does São José use the America/Fortaleza time zone?
- Yes, São José uses America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in São José?
- Daylight saving time in São José: No.
- What time is last light in São José?
- The sun sets at 5:19 PM.