Geographic position of Recife

Recife is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 8.0539° S, 34.8811° W.

Recife lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Recife

The point on Earth exactly opposite Recife is near Jayapura - when it's noon in Recife, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Recife

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Recife

Recife is currently in Spring. Spring begins around September 22, which is 5 days from now.

Because Recife is in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is spring here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Recife

In Recife, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 12h 35m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 11h 39m, a difference of roughly 0h 56m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Recife's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Recife at 8.05° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Recife

With a population of 1,653,461, Recife ranks as the 9th most populous city in Brazil, out of 2,345 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Recife

Recife uses the IANA time zone identifier America/Recife. The current local offset is UTC-3 / -03.

Recife does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Recife

Business hours in Recife (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Los Angeles: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• London: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Dubai: 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 5:30 PM - 1:30 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 9:00 PM - 5:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Brazil

Public Holidays Affecting Recife

Official national holiday observed in Brazil.

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