Brazil
Time now in Fortaleza
Sunrise 05:37Sunset 05:37Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,400,000
Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
05:37
Day length
12h 00m
Coordinates
-3.72, -38.54
Time difference from Fortaleza
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Fortaleza right now.
Fortaleza on the map
About the time in Fortaleza
Fortaleza sits at latitude -3.72, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 00m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 05:37 and sunset at 05:37 local time, giving 12h 00m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-3.72, -38.54) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Fortaleza.
Fortaleza runs on America/Fortaleza, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Fortaleza
- Which time zone is Fortaleza in?
- Fortaleza uses America/Fortaleza, currently UTC −3.
- What are normal business hours in Fortaleza in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Fortaleza runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- Does Fortaleza change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Fortaleza keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Fortaleza right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Fortaleza, updating every second from America/Fortaleza (UTC −3).
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