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Fortaleza does not change its clocks
No clock change
Fortaleza
- UTC offset now
- -3 hours
- Current local time
- 23:01
- Time zone name
- -03
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 1 hours ahead
Fortaleza does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Sunday, February 17, 2002. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Brazil
- Local calendar date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 02:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Fortaleza with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: February 17, 2002
- Fortaleza moved from UTC-02:00 to UTC-03:00. The recorded change was at 02:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 14, 2001
- Fortaleza moved from UTC-03:00 to UTC-02:00. The recorded change was at 03:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 22, 2000
- Fortaleza moved from UTC-02:00 to UTC-03:00. The recorded change was at 02:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 8, 2000
- Fortaleza moved from UTC-03:00 to UTC-02:00. The recorded change was at 03:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 27, 2000
- Fortaleza moved from UTC-02:00 to UTC-03:00. The recorded change was at 02:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 3, 1999
- Fortaleza moved from UTC-03:00 to UTC-02:00. The recorded change was at 03:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Fortaleza, it is 7:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Fortaleza is 2 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Fortaleza, it is 8:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Fortaleza is 1 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Fortaleza, it is 8:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Fortaleza is 1 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Fortaleza, it is 8:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Fortaleza is 1 hours ahead on this date.