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TheTime Mag

Time in Recife

The exact local hour in Recife, Brazil — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

01:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone America/Recife Offset UTC−3 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Recife sits at -8.0476° S, 34.8770° W. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn05:01First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise05:22 (5:22 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon11:18Sun at its highest point
Sunset17:13 (5:13 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk17:34Last usable light
Day length11h 50mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Recife is in the America/Recife zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC−3.

Recife does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC−3 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Recife compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Recife, with the great-circle distance from Recife for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 +4h 7,408 km · 4,603 mi
New York 00:37 −1h 6,739 km · 4,187 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +12h 16,893 km · 10,497 mi
Dubai 08:37 +7h 10,402 km · 6,464 mi
Sydney 14:37 +13h 15,310 km · 9,513 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −4h 9,903 km · 6,153 mi

About Recife

CountryBrazil
Population4,127,000
Latitude / Longitude-8.0476, -34.8770
IANA time zoneAmerica/Recife
UTC offsetUTC−3
Country calling code+55
CurrencyBRL

Cities one hour from Recife

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Recife on the world clock.