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 shows the current local time in Rafael, Pernambuco, Brazil, in the America/Recife time zone (−3).
Rafael, Brazil
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Recife
Local time in Rafael
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Rafael keeps America/Recife clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:01 AM Solar noon 11:10 AM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 12 h 18 min Night 11 h 42 min Civil twilight 4:40 AM – 5:40 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
Rafael, Contendas and Cortume all run on one and the same time.
Rafael works with 1 postal code.
The zone covering Rafael is called America/Recife and stands at UTC−3. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
Daylight arrives in Rafael at 5:01 AM and departs at 5:19 PM. It lasts 12 h 18 min today.
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 5:01 AM.