Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- -8.1667, -35.9667
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1549 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rafael, Pernambuco, Brazil
This page tells you the time right now in Rafael, Pernambuco, Brazil, in the America/Recife zone (−3).
Rafael, Brazil
Sunday, 6 September 2026
UTC−3 · America/Recife
Local time in Rafael
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Rafael keeps America/Recife time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:24 AM Solar noon 11:24 AM Sunset 5:23 PM Daylight 11 h 59 min Night 12 h 01 min Civil twilight 5:03 AM – 5:44 PM
Weather in Rafael right now
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Rafael and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 55000-000 Caruaru — 6.9 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Pernambuco
- Recife 1 653 461
- Jaboatao Dos Guararapes 644 037
- Petrolina 418 444
- Caruaru 402 290
- Olinda 364 717
- Paulista 342 167
Other places named Rafael
- Rafael Huambo, Angola
- Rafael Bahia, Brazil
- Rafael Ñuble, Chile
- Rafael Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
- Rafael Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Same time zone — America/Recife
- Recife Brazil
- Jaboatao Dos Guararapes Brazil
Nearby places
- Contendas — 3.2 km
- Cortume — 4.1 km
- Vitorino — 5.4 km
- Salgadinho — 5.8 km
- Chicao — 5.9 km
- Caruaru — 6.9 km
Local time details for Rafael
Caruaru and Portelinha I sit close to Rafael and run on the same clock.
Records show 1 postal code for Rafael.
The zone covering Rafael is called America/Recife and stands at UTC−3. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
Sunrise falls at 5:24 AM today in Rafael, with the sun setting at 5:23 PM. That leaves 11 h 59 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Rafael?
- The local time zone in Rafael is America/Recife, with an offset of −3.
- Does Rafael stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Rafael: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Rafael?
- Today the sun rises at 5:24 AM.