London to Recife: time difference
Recife is 3 h behind London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
London 04:14 4:14 AM Recife 01:14 1:14 AM You –:–
04:14 4:14 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 16:27
01:14 1:14 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 04:51 · 🌙 17:17
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−3 h
Recife is 3 h behind London.
When you, London 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
🇬🇧 London
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
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇧🇷 Recife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:14 | 01:14 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from London | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Recife |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:03 | 04:51 |
| Sunset | 16:27 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 9 h 24 min | 12 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 1,488,920 |
Compare London with another city
More comparisons with London: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
London and Recife: common questions
What is the time difference between London and Recife?
Recife is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while London is on UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in London, what time is it in Recife?
At 9:00 AM in London, clocks in Recife show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Recife when it is 6:00 PM in London?
When it is 6:00 PM in London, it is 3:00 PM in Recife.
When is a good time to call Recife from London?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in London – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Recife – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Recife?
Until 3:00 AM in London it is still the previous day in Recife. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Recife it is already the next day in London.
Does the time gap between London and Recife change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in London but not in Recife. From March 28, 2027, Recife will be 4 hours behind London.
