Time zone in Fortaleza
Fortaleza is on Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is America/Fortaleza: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019. The country has four time zones: UTC-2 (Fernando de Noronha), UTC-3 (Brasília, São Paulo, Rio and most of the coast), UTC-4 (Manaus and much of the Amazon) and UTC-5 (Acre).
Fortaleza is 1,687 km from Brasília, the capital.
By the sun, noon in Fortaleza falls at about 11:34 AM (on average over the year). The city lies at 38.53° west, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The sun runs ahead of the clock here: it gets light early in the morning and dark early in the evening. See the sunrise and sunset times in Fortaleza.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Fortaleza, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| London | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Paris | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Tokyo | 12:00 AM, next day | 12:00 AM, next day |
| Sydney | 2:00 AM, next day | 1:00 AM, next day |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Fortaleza does not.
Best time to call Fortaleza from New York
To reach someone at work in Fortaleza from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in New York, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Fortaleza. In July, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Fortaleza.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.