Brazil · BRT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Recife, Brazil runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Recife and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Recife lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Recife and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Recife lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Recife and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Recife.
Practical Info
Recife (Brazil) is home to roughly 4.0M people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 17:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 8° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Brazil
Capital
Brasília
Continent
South America
Time Zone
BRT · America/Recife
Coordinates
8.05°S, 34.88°W
Currency
BRL (R$)
Calling Code
+55
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Recife is built across islands and peninsulas linked by dozens of bridges, on a reef that gives the city its name. Its Galo da Madrugada carnival parade has been recognised as the largest single carnival block in the world.
The clock: Recife keeps UTC−3 and is the easternmost large city in the Americas — the first place on the continent to see the sunrise.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap