America/Fortaleza is an IANA time zone used in Brazil. It stays on UTC−3 all year.
America/Fortaleza at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC−3 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC−3 |
| Used in | Brazil |
Rules of the America/Fortaleza time zone
No clock changes are scheduled in America/Fortaleza. The last one for daylight saving time was in 2002; since then the offset has been UTC−3 all year.
Recent and upcoming changes in America/Fortaleza
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 8, 2000 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC−2 |
| Saturday, October 21, 2000 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC−3 |
| Sunday, October 14, 2001 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC−2 |
| Saturday, February 16, 2002 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC−3 |
Where America/Fortaleza is used
America/Fortaleza is used in Brazil. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
America/Fortaleza compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 2 h behind | 2 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 4 h ahead |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 7 h ahead | 7 h ahead | 7 h ahead |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 8 h 30 min ahead | 8 h 30 min ahead | 8 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 11 h ahead | 11 h ahead | 11 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 12 h ahead | 12 h ahead | 12 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 14 h ahead | 14 h ahead | 13 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead |
Other zones on UTC−3 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as America/Fortaleza today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- America/Araguaina
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- America/Argentina/Catamarca
- America/Argentina/Cordoba
- America/Argentina/Jujuy
- America/Argentina/La_Rioja
- America/Argentina/Mendoza
- America/Argentina/Salta
- America/Argentina/San_Juan
- America/Argentina/San_Luis
- America/Argentina/Tucuman
- America/Asuncion
Using America/Fortaleza in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, America/Fortaleza, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC−3 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in America/Fortaleza:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Fortaleza', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Fortaleza'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Fortaleza')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Fortaleza dateTools for time in America/Fortaleza
- Convert a time to or from America/Fortaleza: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Fortaleza to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Fortaleza and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of America/Fortaleza?
UTC−3, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.