São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -29.1724, -49.8246
- Region
- Santa Catarina
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1501 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Read off the current local time in São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil, which belongs to the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
São José keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:25 AM Solar noon 12:04 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 13 h 19 min Night 10 h 41 min Civil twilight 5:00 AM – 7:08 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 Santa Catarina
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/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Vila Santa Catarina — 2.6 km
- Costa do Rio Canoas — 3.6 km
- Espigão — 4.0 km
- Nova Fátima — 4.7 km
- Vila Timbopeba — 5.4 km
- Bela Vista — 5.8 km
Local time details for São José
Sorting mail for São José involves 1 postal code.
The time zone here in São José is America/Sao_Paulo, offset UTC−3. Does daylight saving apply? No.
Today's sun rises in São José at 5:25 AM, then sets at 6:43 PM. The day offers 13 h 19 min of daylight.
Vila Santa Catarina and Costa do Rio Canoas, both nearby, hold the same time as São José.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Sao_Paulo be used as the time zone for São José?
- Yes, São José uses America/Sao_Paulo, whose offset is −3.
- Does São José apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in São José?
- Sunset there is at 6:43 PM.