Costa Rica
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/Costa_RicaCST
- Sunrise
- 5:29 am
- Sunset
- 5:11 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
One time zone, everywhere in Costa Rica
All of Costa Rica runs on America/Costa_Rica (CST, UTC-6).
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Daylight saving
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 11:06 pm Tue | 23:06 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 1:06 am | 01:06 | the same time |
| Mexico City CST | 1:06 am | 01:06 | the same time |
| New York City EST | 2:06 am | 02:06 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EST | 2:06 am | 02:06 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:06 am | 04:06 | 3 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 7:06 am | 07:06 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 8:06 am | 08:06 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 8:06 am | 08:06 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:06 am | 09:06 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 9:06 am | 09:06 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 10:06 am | 10:06 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:06 am | 11:06 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:36 pm | 12:36 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:06 pm | 15:06 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:06 pm | 16:06 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 6:06 pm | 18:06 | 17 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 8:06 pm | 20:06 | 19 hours ahead |
Cities in Costa Rica
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Costa Rica right now?
It is 1:06 am (01:06) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in San Jose. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in Costa Rica.
How many time zones does Costa Rica have?
One. All of Costa Rica runs on America/Costa_Rica, currently CST (UTC-6).
Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Costa Rica?
Right now: San José 1:06 am; Limón 1:06 am; San Francisco 1:06 am; Alajuela 1:06 am; Liberia 1:06 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.