São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -5.4575, -36.1294
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1723 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
Find the present-moment local time in São José, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, which uses America/Fortaleza (−3).
São José, Brazil
Monday, 9 November 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 4:59 AM Solar noon 11:10 AM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 4:38 AM – 5:41 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
- Barro Vermelho — 2.4 km
- Riacho — 3.1 km
- Sitio Toco Preto — 4.2 km
- Assentamento Boa Vista — 4.5 km
- Olho D'Agua Dois Irmaos — 4.7 km
- Toeo Preto — 5.5 km
About the time in São José
People in São José keep America/Fortaleza, a zone offset of UTC−3. Seasonal time change: No.
Sunrise reaches São José at 4:59 AM, and the sun sets at 5:20 PM. Light lasts 12 h 20 min.
You will find the same time in Barro Vermelho and Riacho, both near São José.
Every address in São José sits within one of 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for São José?
- The time zone for São José is America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Does São José apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in São José?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:20 PM.