Current local time in Fortaleza, Brazil

01Time zone

Brasilia Standard Time

UTC−3 · IANA America/Fortaleza

02Daylight saving

Fortaleza does not observe daylight saving time.

Clocks stay on UTC−3 all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.

03Sun today

Sunrise05:13Sunset17:25Day length12 h 12 minSolar noon11:19

MoonFirst quarter, 50% lit

Golden hour05:01–05:41 · 16:58–17:38

Twilight, golden hour and moon times in Fortaleza

04Working hours

 

Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Brazil is Saturday and Sunday.

05Best time to call

 

06Time zones in Brazil

• EirunepeUTC−5
• Rio BrancoUTC−5
• Boa VistaUTC−4
• Campo GrandeUTC−4
• CuiabaUTC−4
• ManausUTC−4
• Porto VelhoUTC−4
• PalmasUTC−3
• SalvadorUTC−3
• BelémUTC−3
• FortalezaUTC−3
• MaceióUTC−3

and 4 more zones.

07Also on this clock

NatalJoao PessoaTeresinaSão LuísCampina GrandeJuazeiro do NorteImperatrizTimonMossoroCrato

08Coordinates

3.75° S, 38.58° W · Ceará

Time difference between Fortaleza and major cities, live

City	Local time	Difference from FortalezaDiff.
London		+4 h
New York		−1 h
Los Angeles		−4 h
Chicago		−2 h
São Paulo		Same time
Paris		+5 h
Dubai		+7 h
Mumbai		+8 h 30 min
Singapore		+11 h
Hong Kong		+11 h
Tokyo		+12 h

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