Austin, TX to Recife: time difference
Recife is 2 h ahead of Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Austin, TX 21:24 9:24 PM Recife 23:24 11:24 PM You –:–
21:24 9:24 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
23:24 11:24 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:00 · 🌙 17:14
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+2 h
Recife is 2 h ahead of Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Recife are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇷 Recife
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇧🇷 Recife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:24 | 23:24 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Recife |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:00 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 12 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 1,488,920 |
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Austin, TX and Recife: common questions
How far ahead of Austin, TX, is Recife?
Recife is 2 hours ahead of Austin: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Recife at the start of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin starts at 9:00 AM; in Recife it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Recife?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Recife show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Recife from Austin, TX?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Austin – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Recife – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Recife?
From 10:00 PM in Austin, TX, it is already the next day in Recife. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Recife it is still the previous day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Recife the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Recife will be 3 hours ahead of Austin.
