America/Recife time zone

America/Recife is an IANA time zone used in Brazil. It stays on UTC−3 all year.

America/Recife at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC−3
Standard time	UTC−3
Used in	Brazil

Rules of the America/Recife time zone

America/Recife has stayed on UTC−3 since its last daylight saving period in 2002. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/Recife

Date	Change	New offset
Sunday, October 8, 2000	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−2
Saturday, October 14, 2000	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC−3
Sunday, October 14, 2001	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−2
Saturday, February 16, 2002	Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC−3

Where America/Recife is used

America/Recife is used in Brazil. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

America/Recife compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	1 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	5 h behind	5 h behind	4 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	4 h ahead
Paris (France)	--:--	4 h ahead	4 h ahead	5 h ahead
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	7 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	8 h 30 min ahead	8 h 30 min ahead	8 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	11 h ahead	11 h ahead	11 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	12 h ahead	12 h ahead	12 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	14 h ahead	14 h ahead	13 h ahead
UTC	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	3 h ahead

Other zones on UTC−3 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as America/Recife today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using America/Recife in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, America/Recife, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC−3 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in America/Recife:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Recife', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Recife'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Recife')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Recife date

Tools for time in America/Recife

Convert a time to or from America/Recife: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Recife to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Recife and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of America/Recife?

UTC−3, all year.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.