Mexico
Time now in San Rafael
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 06:52Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
267
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
06:52
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
17.95, -97.99
Time difference from San Rafael
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Rafael right now.
San Rafael on the map
About the time in San Rafael
San Rafael runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
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 15:00–23:00 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.
San Rafael sits at latitude 17.95, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 36m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Rafael
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Rafael?
- San Rafael is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is San Rafael in?
- San Rafael uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- Does San Rafael change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Rafael keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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