Mexico
Time now in San Rafael
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 07:16Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
20
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
07:16
Day length
12h 40m
Coordinates
19.98, -103.46
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About the time in San Rafael
San Rafael sits at latitude 19.98, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 40m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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.
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
- Which time zone is San Rafael in?
- San Rafael uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- 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).
- What are normal business hours in San Rafael in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Rafael runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Does San Rafael change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Rafael keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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