Recife — America/Recife
The current local time in the America/Recife IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Brazil in the area around Recife. The zone is currently at UTC -03:00 · GMT-3 and does not observe daylight saving time.
America/Recife
Sunday, 11 October 2026 GMT-3
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -03:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using America/Recife
Recife vs. major cities
How far Recife is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Recife, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Recife | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| Paris · France | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Delhi · India | +8:30 h | 17:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Recife time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Recife
Since 1970, Recife has gone through 8 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 5 of 57 years. Since 2002 it has stayed on UTC -03:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Recife stays on UTC -03:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1984 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1985 | UTC -02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1986–1989 | UTC -03:00, DST UTC -02:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1990–1998 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1999 | UTC -02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2000 | UTC -03:00, DST UTC -02:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in October, back on the last Sunday in February |
| 2001 | UTC -02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2002–2026 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Recife
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as America/Recife on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
America/Araguaina Argentina/La Rioja America/Argentina/La_Rioja Argentina/Rio Gallegos America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos Argentina/Salta America/Argentina/Salta Argentina/San Juan America/Argentina/San_Juan Argentina/San Luis America/Argentina/San_Luis Argentina/Tucuman America/Argentina/Tucuman Argentina/Ushuaia America/Argentina/Ushuaia Bahia America/Bahia Belem America/Belem Buenos Aires America/Buenos_Aires Catamarca America/Catamarca Cayenne America/Cayenne Cordoba America/Cordoba Fortaleza America/Fortaleza Jujuy America/Jujuy Maceio America/Maceio Mendoza America/Mendoza More references for America/Recife
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