São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -5.3775, -36.8209
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1674 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
Use this page to see what time it is in São José, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil — the America/Fortaleza zone applies there (−3).
São José, Brazil
Saturday, 17 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 5:07 AM Solar noon 11:14 AM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 12 h 14 min Night 11 h 46 min Civil twilight 4:46 AM – 5:42 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
- Canto Grande — 3.1 km
- Estreito — 3.2 km
- Carnaubais — 3.6 km
- Arenosa — 4.0 km
- Pacheco — 6.1 km
- Moinho — 6.2 km
Local time details for São José
Today the sun comes up at 5:07 AM in São José and goes down at 5:21 PM. Daylight measures 12 h 14 min.
The local time of São José is shared by neighbouring Canto Grande and Estreito.
São José takes in 1 postal code.
The time zone assigned to São José is America/Fortaleza, held at UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in São José listed?
- The time zone in São José is listed as America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Does São José run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in São José: No.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in São José?
- Yes, it is 5:07 AM.