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Current Time in Costa Rica

Check the current local time in Costa Rica, shown for San José, including timezone, daylight saving time information and time difference details.

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Sunrise and sunset in San José

Sunrise / Sunset

Day length: 12 h 42 m 17 s

Sunrise
Sunset
Solar noon
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Day length change
−1 s
Longest day
June 21, 2026 — 12 h 42 m 19 s
Shortest day
December 21, 2026 — 11 h 32 m 46 s
Sun azimuth
↑ 66° ENE ↓ 294° WNW
Golden hour
05:17 AM–05:47 AM / 05:29 PM–05:59 PM
Blue hour
04:54 AM–05:03 AM / 06:13 PM–06:22 PM
Zodiac sign
Cancer

Moon

Phase: First quarter

Moonrise
Moonset
Moon azimuth
↑ 98° E ↓ 254° WSW
Illumination
68%
Constellation
Libra
Age
9.1 d
Distance
397,357 km
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Daylight Saving Time in Costa Rica

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time in San José

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UTC offset

UTC offset throughout the year

In San José, daylight saving time is not observed. Clocks remain in the same mode all year round.

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Time zone used
America/Costa_Rica

Map of Costa Rica

10.0000, -84.0000

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Costa Rica is a country located in North America. The population of Costa Rica is 4,999,441 people.

Continent North America
Country Costa Rica
Capital San José
Location Costa Rica
ISO CR / CRI
Area 51,100 km²
Population 4,999,441
TLD .cr
Currency CRC — Colon
Cities in DB 117
Coordinates 10.0000, -84.0000

Current time in popular cities of Costa Rica

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City ▲Time
Alajuela America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Curridabat America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Liberia America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Paraíso America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Puerto Limón America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Puntarenas America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Purral America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San Isidro America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San José America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San José America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San Miguel America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San Pedro America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San Vicente America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San Vicente de Moravia America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
Turrialba America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42

Current time in other cities of Costa Rica

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City ▲Time
Puerto Limón America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42
San José America/Costa_Rica (UTC-6)15:49:42

Current time in popular countries

🇧🇮 Burundi 23:49
Gitega UTC+2
🇨🇺 Cuba 17:49
Havana UTC-4
🇷🇸 Serbia 23:49
Belgrade UTC+2
🇸🇾 Syria 00:49
Damascus UTC+3
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 01:49
Baku UTC+4
🇩🇪 Germany 23:49
Berlin UTC+2
🇹🇰 Tokelau 10:49
UTC+13
🇬🇱 Greenland
Nuuk
🇧🇸 Bahamas 17:49
Nassau UTC-4
🇿🇲 Zambia 23:49
Lusaka UTC+2
🇩🇯 Djibouti 00:49
Djibouti UTC+3
🇲🇿 Mozambique 23:49
Maputo UTC+2

Current time in random countries

🇲🇿 Mozambique 23:49
Maputo UTC+2
🇩🇯 Djibouti 00:49
Djibouti UTC+3
🇿🇲 Zambia 23:49
Lusaka UTC+2
🇧🇸 Bahamas 17:49
Nassau UTC-4
🇬🇱 Greenland
Nuuk
🇹🇰 Tokelau 10:49
UTC+13
🇩🇪 Germany 23:49
Berlin UTC+2
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 01:49
Baku UTC+4
🇸🇾 Syria 00:49
Damascus UTC+3
🇷🇸 Serbia 23:49
Belgrade UTC+2
🇨🇺 Cuba 17:49
Havana UTC-4
🇧🇮 Burundi 23:49
Gitega UTC+2

Same time zone as Costa Rica

🇭🇹 Haiti 17:49
Port-au-Prince UTC-4
🇳🇮 Nicaragua 15:49
Managua UTC-6
🇬🇹 Guatemala 15:49
Guatemala City UTC-6
🇨🇺 Cuba 17:49
Havana UTC-4
🇧🇸 Bahamas 17:49
Nassau UTC-4
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands 17:49
Cockburn Town UTC-4
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 16:49
George Town UTC-5
🇵🇪 Peru 16:49
Lima UTC-5

FAQ

What time is it in Costa Rica now?

The current local time in Costa Rica is shown on the clock above.

What timezone is Costa Rica in?

Costa Rica uses the timezone America/Costa_Rica.

When does Costa Rica change clocks for DST?

DST transition dates are listed in the Daylight Saving Time section above.

What is the capital of Costa Rica?

The capital of Costa Rica is San José.

What are the alternative names for Costa Rica?

Costa Rica is also known as: 코스타리카, Costa Rica, Còsta Rica, Cósta Ríce, Costa Rìcea, i-Costa Rica, il-Costa Rica, Khosta Rikha, Kosita Lika, Kositarika, Kosita Rika, Kosta Riika, Kostarika, Kosta Rika, Kosta-Rika, Kosta Rikà, Kostaríka, Kosta Rîka, Kôsta Rîka, Kosta Rikaa, Kosta Rika nutome, Kosta-Rikë, Kostariko, Kostaryka, Kɔsitarika, Kɔsta Rika, Kuusita Ríkà, Kwasta Rika, Κόστα Ρίκα, Костарика, Коста Рика, Коста-Рика, Коста-Рыка, კოსტა-რიკა, Կոստա Ռիկա, קאסטאַ ריקאַ, קוסטה ריקה, كوستارىكا, كوستاريكا, کاستاریکا, کوستاریکا, کوسٹا رِکا, کوسٹا ریکا, ڪوسٽا ريڪا, ኮስታ ሪካ, ኮስታሪካ, कोष्टारिका, कोस्टा रिका, कोस्टारिका, কোষ্টা ৰিকা, কোস্টারিকা, ਕੋਸਟਾ ਰੀਕਾ, કોસ્ટા રિકા, କୋଷ୍ଟା ରିକା, கோஸ்டாரிகா, కోస్టా రికా, ಕೊಸ್ಟಾ ರಿಕಾ, കോസ്റ്ററിക്ക, කොස්ටරිකාව, คอสตาริกา, ໂຄສຕາ ຣິກາ, ཀོས་ཊ་རི་ཀ, ཀོ་ས྄ཊ་རི་ཀ།, ကို့စ်တာရီကာ, កូស្តារីកា, コスタリカ, 哥斯大黎加, 哥斯达黎加, República de Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica.