Brazil
Time now in Pernambuco
Sunrise 05:38Sunset 05:30Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Recife
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9,616,121
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
05:30
Day length
11h 52m
Coordinates
-8.33, -37.75
Time difference from Pernambuco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Pernambuco right now.
Pernambuco on the map
About the time in Pernambuco
Pernambuco runs on America/Recife, 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.
Clocks in Pernambuco stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Brazil.
The zone identifier America/Recife is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Recife keeps pointing at Recife time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Pernambuco
- Which time zone is Pernambuco in?
- Pernambuco uses America/Recife, currently UTC −3.
- What time is it in Pernambuco right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pernambuco, updating every second from America/Recife (UTC −3).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Pernambuco?
- Pernambuco is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Pernambuco change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Pernambuco keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
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