Costa Rica

3:25:13am

03:25 on a 24-hour clock

Sunday, 27th September 2026

CST · UTC-6 America/Costa_Rica No daylight saving 🌙 Night

UTC offset: UTC-6
Time zone: America/Costa_RicaCST
Sunrise: 5:25 am
Sunset: 5:29 pm
Daylight: 12 hours 4 minutes32 seconds shorter than yesterday
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 PDT	2:25 am	02:25	1 hour behind
Mexico City CST	3:25 am	03:25	the same time
Chicago CDT	4:25 am	04:25	1 hour ahead
New York City EDT	5:25 am	05:25	2 hours ahead
Toronto EDT	5:25 am	05:25	2 hours ahead
São Paulo UTC-3	6:25 am	06:25	3 hours ahead
London BST	10:25 am	10:25	7 hours ahead
Paris CEST	11:25 am	11:25	8 hours ahead
Berlin CEST	11:25 am	11:25	8 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST	11:25 am	11:25	8 hours ahead
Moscow MSK	12:25 pm	12:25	9 hours ahead
Cairo EEST	12:25 pm	12:25	9 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4	1:25 pm	13:25	10 hours ahead
Delhi IST	2:55 pm	14:55	11 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	5:25 pm	17:25	14 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	6:25 pm	18:25	15 hours ahead
Sydney AEST	7:25 pm	19:25	16 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT	10:25 pm	22:25	19 hours ahead

Cities in Costa Rica

Everywhere at UTC-6 All countries Convert Costa Rica time

Questions people ask

What time is it in Costa Rica right now?

It is 3:25 am (03:25) on Sunday, 27th September 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?