Recife to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 3 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 21:57 9:57 PM Mexico City 18:57 6:57 PM You –:–
21:57 9:57 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:01 · 🌙 17:14
18:57 6:57 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind Recife.
When you, Recife and Mexico City 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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 | 🇧🇷 Recife | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:57 | 18:57 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Recife | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Recife | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:01 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 14 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 1,488,920 | 9,209,944 |
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Recife and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Recife is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 3 hours behind Recife: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Recife, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Recife, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Recife, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Recife, clocks in Mexico City show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Recife and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Recife, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 3:00 AM in Recife it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Recife.
Does the time difference between Recife and Mexico City change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
