Mexico
Time now in San Rafael
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:47Sunset 06:24Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
06:24
Day length
12h 38m
Coordinates
18.82, -90.88
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
Around 6 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.
San Rafael runs on America/Merida, 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.
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.
- Does San Rafael change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Rafael keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Merida, 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/Merida (UTC −6).
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