Current Local Time in Costa Rica

Costa Rica uses the CST time zone (UTC-06:00). Daylight saving time is not observed.

14:55:53
Sunday, May 10, 2026
CST · UTC-06:00

About Costa Rica

Capital
San José
Population
5,094,000
Area
51,100 km²
Currency
Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Dial code
+506
Domain
.cr
ISO 3166 codes
CR / CRI
Coordinates
9.75, -83.75

Daylight saving time

Observes DST
No

Sun in San José today

Sunrise
05:16
Solar noon
11:32
Sunset
17:48
Daylight
12h 32m

Local time in Costa Rica cities

Time in San JoséTime in LimónTime in AlajuelaTime in Heredia

Distance and time difference from Costa Rica

CityDistanceTime difference
New York3570 km+2h
São Paulo5480 km+3h
London8720 km+7h
Paris8910 km+8h
Tokyo13220 km+15h
Sydney13830 km+16h
Dubai14120 km+10h
Singapore18520 km+14h

Great-circle distances from the country centroid; time differences from San José computed against current offsets.

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