Mexico
Time now in San Rafael
Sunrise 06:14Sunset 07:24Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Tijuana
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
814
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
07:24
Day length
13h 09m
Coordinates
31.90, -116.55
Time difference from San Rafael
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About the time in San Rafael
San Rafael runs on America/Tijuana, which puts the city UTC −7 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.
Around 814 people live in San Rafael, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Rafael day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 16:00–00:00 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Rafael
- When do the sun rise and set in San Rafael today?
- Sunrise is at 06:14 and sunset at 07:24, giving 13h 09m of daylight.
- Does San Rafael change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in San Rafael right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Rafael, updating every second from America/Tijuana (UTC −7).
- Which time zone is San Rafael in?
- San Rafael uses America/Tijuana, currently UTC −7.
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