Brazil
Time now in Recife
Sunrise 05:26Sunset 05:19Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Recife
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,653,461
Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
05:19
Day length
11h 53m
Coordinates
-8.05, -34.88
Time difference from Recife
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Recife right now.
Recife on the map
About the time in Recife
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Recife day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 12:00–20:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Sunrise today lands at 05:26 and sunset at 05:19 local time, giving 11h 53m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-8.05, -34.88) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Recife.
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 Recife
- Does Recife change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Recife keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Recife right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Recife, updating every second from America/Recife (UTC −3).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Recife?
- Recife is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Recife in?
- Recife uses America/Recife, currently UTC −3.
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