Mexico
Time now in San Rafael
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 07:11Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
98
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
07:11
Day length
12h 41m
Coordinates
20.67, -102.08
Time difference from San Rafael
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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.
Around 98 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.
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Rafael
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- 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).
- When do the sun rise and set in San Rafael today?
- Sunrise is at 06:30 and sunset at 07:11, giving 12h 41m of daylight.
- Which time zone is San Rafael in?
- San Rafael uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
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