São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -5.1733, -36.8167
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1690 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
This page holds the current clock reading for São José, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in the America/Fortaleza time zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Tuesday, 10 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 5:02 AM Solar noon 11:12 AM Sunset 5:22 PM Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 4:41 AM – 5:44 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
- Sao Jose Santarém, Portugal
- Sao Jose Alagoas, Brazil
Same time zone — America/Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Brazil
- Natal Brazil
- Teresina Brazil
- Joao Pessoa Brazil
Nearby places
- Estrondadeira — 3.5 km
- Canto Comprido — 3.5 km
- Agrovila do Projeto de Assentamento Rio Doce — 4.4 km
- Baixa Do Jua — 4.5 km
- Logradouro — 6.8 km
- Assentamento Canto Comprido — 6.8 km
Time and daylight in São José
São José follows America/Fortaleza, giving it a UTC−3 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Look for sunrise at 5:02 AM and sunset at 5:22 PM in São José today. The day carries 12 h 20 min of light.
You will find the same time in Canto Comprido and Estrondadeira, both near São José.
São José is mapped by 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in São José?
- The time zone used in São José is America/Fortaleza, with an offset of −3.
- Does the time in São José shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- What is the sunrise time for São José?
- 5:02 AM.