Recife uses America/Recife — UTC-03:00 (-03) in standard time. It is located in Pernambuco, Brazil. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Recife's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Recife uses UTC-03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Recife is America/Recife. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
No other listed city shares this exact zone.
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL). Calling code: +55. Languages: Portuguese.
Recife ( riss-EE-fee, -fə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁeˈsifi] ) is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area in both the North and the Northeast Region of Brazil.
It is the largest city in Pernambuco state, and the fourth-largest urban area in all of Brazil; the metro population of the city of Recife was 3,726,974 in 2022. Recife was founded in 1537, serving as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco—known for its large-scale production of sugar cane.
At one point, it was known as Mauritsstad, when it served as the capital city of the 17th century colony of New Holland of Dutch Brazil (founded by the Dutch West India Company). Situated at the confluence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe rivers, before they drain into the South Atlantic Ocean, Recife is a major seaport along the Brazilian Atlantic coast.
Its name is an allusion to the stone reefs that are present offshore. Together with the urban presence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe rivers and their tributaries, the many additional unique, small islands—and more than 50 bridges linking them throughout the city—create a distinct maritime or "riviera...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Recife. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,653,461 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Pernambuco, Brazil.
America/Recife · UTC-03:00 (-03).
No daylight saving time.
Brazilian Real (BRL) · +55.
Maceió, Fortaleza, Salvador
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) about 9.4 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 28.7°C and lows 23.9°C. Warmest month: January (average high 30.4°C); coolest month: August (average low 22.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
According to 2013 IBGE statistics, the GDP was at R$46,445,339,000. And the GDP per capita was at R$29,037. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Pernambuco · IANA zone: America/Recife · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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