Local time
Current time in Fortaleza
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Fortaleza at a glance
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
UTC offset
UTC−3
Coordinates
3.73°S · 38.53°W
Country
Brazil 🇧🇷
Dialing code
+55
Language
Portuguese
City essentials
Fortaleza stays on America/Fortaleza throughout the year. When arranging a call across cities, you mainly need the fixed offset—not a seasonal clock switch.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Fortaleza
Local time in Fortaleza falls within the America/Fortaleza zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 3.7° in the southern hemisphere, Fortaleza's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Fortaleza are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Fortaleza from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Fortaleza, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Fortaleza, Brazil.
Country
Brazil 🇧🇷
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Fortaleza in?
Fortaleza uses the America/Fortaleza time zone (UTC−3).
What is the UTC offset of Fortaleza?
Fortaleza is on UTC−3. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Fortaleza in?
Fortaleza is located in Brazil.
How is the current time in Fortaleza calculated?
The clock for Fortaleza is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.