Brazil
Time now in São Rafael
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 05:30Sunset 05:28Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
8,106
Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
05:28
Day length
11h 58m
Coordinates
-5.86, -36.90
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About the time in São Rafael
Sunrise today lands at 05:30 and sunset at 05:28 local time, giving 11h 58m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-5.86, -36.90) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in São Rafael.
São Rafael runs on America/Fortaleza, which puts the city UTC −3 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.
São Rafael sits at latitude -5.86, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 58m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in São Rafael
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Fortaleza, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does São Rafael change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. São Rafael keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in São Rafael today?
- Sunrise is at 05:30 and sunset at 05:28, giving 11h 58m of daylight.
- What time is it in São Rafael right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in São Rafael, updating every second from America/Fortaleza (UTC −3).
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