Right now, local time in Recife is 17:35 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Recife ranks #285 worldwide by population and #9 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Recife GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 56m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 12h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Recife — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.0539° S, 34.8811° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 1,653,461 · #285 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Recife through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.05° N, 145.12° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faraulep, Micronesia, about 90 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:35 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Recife today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:41
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:04
- Asr
- 14:15
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:22
- Qibla direction
- 66.2° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Recife — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Recife sits in the America/Recife time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 22m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Recife's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,130 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,893 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.05° S, 34.88° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:35 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | same time |
| London | 20:35 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +14h |
Best time to call Recife
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Recife local time:
Cities sharing Recife's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:35
- Rio de Janeiro17:35
- Belo Horizonte17:35
- Salvador17:35
- Fortaleza17:35
- Manaus16:35
- Brasília17:35
- Curitiba17:35
- Goiânia17:35
- Belém17:35
- Porto Alegre17:35
- Guarulhos17:35
Distances from Recife
| São Paulo | 2,130 km | SW (215°) |
| Paris | 7,294 km | NNE (26°) |
| London | 7,409 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,711 km | NW (321°) |
| Moscow | 9,678 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,903 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,407 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,156 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 15,309 km | S (188°) |
| Singapore | 15,381 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,347 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 16,893 km | N (9°) |
Cities near Recife
- Olinda6 km · 17:35
- Camaragibe12 km · 17:35
- Paulista13 km · 17:35
- Abreu e Lima16 km · 17:35
- Jaboatão dos Guararapes16 km · 17:35
- São Lourenço da Mata16 km · 17:35
- Moreno24 km · 17:35
- Igarassu25 km · 17:35
FAQ
What time is it in Recife right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Recife (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Recife in?
Recife runs on the America/Recife IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Recife observe daylight saving time?
Recife does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Recife today?
Recife sees sunrise at 04:53 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Recife tonight?
The moon phase over Recife tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Recife?
The antipode of Recife — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.05° N, 145.12° E. It falls on land, near Faraulep, Micronesia, about 90 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Recife?
Recife lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Recife?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Recife, clocks run about 56 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.