Recife to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Recife. 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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Recife 22:29 10:29 PM Austin, TX 20:29 8:29 PM You –:–
22:29 10:29 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:01 · 🌙 17:14
20:29 8:29 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Recife.
When you, Recife and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Recife
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Recife | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:29 | 20:29 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Recife | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Recife | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:01 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 14 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 1,488,920 | 974,447 |
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Recife and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Recife and Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Recife is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Recife, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Recife, clocks in Austin show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Recife, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Recife, clocks in Austin show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Recife?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Recife – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Recife is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 2:00 AM in Recife, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Recife.
Does the time difference between Recife and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 3 hours behind Recife.
