Current local time in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has one time zone: CST (Central Standard Time), UTC−6. The current time in 36 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
San José (capital)
CST
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC−6
- Capital
- San José
- Continent
- North America
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 5,152,950
- Area
- 51,100 km²
- Currency
- Colon (CRC)
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Dialling code
- +506
- Internet domain
- .cr
Time zone in Costa Rica
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to San José |
|---|---|---|
| San JoséCST (Central Standard Time) · America/Costa_Rica | Tue 2:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 36 cities in Costa Rica
Every city in Costa Rica with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- AlajuelaTue 2:57 AM
- AserríTue 2:57 AM
- CañasTue 2:57 AM
- CartagoTue 2:57 AM
- ChacaritaTue 2:57 AM
- CurridabatTue 2:57 AM
- EsparzaTue 2:57 AM
- GuadalupeTue 2:57 AM
- GuápilesTue 2:57 AM
- HerediaTue 2:57 AM
- LiberiaTue 2:57 AM
- LimónTue 2:57 AM
- NicoyaTue 2:57 AM
- ParaísoTue 2:57 AM
- PatarráTue 2:57 AM
- PuntarenasTue 2:57 AM
- PurralTue 2:57 AM
- QuesadaTue 2:57 AM
- San DiegoTue 2:57 AM
- San FelipeTue 2:57 AM
- San IsidroTue 2:57 AM
- San JoséTue 2:57 AM
- San JoséTue 2:57 AM
- San JuanTue 2:57 AM
- San Juan de DiosTue 2:57 AM
- San MiguelTue 2:57 AM
- San PabloTue 2:57 AM
- San PedroTue 2:57 AM
- San RafaelTue 2:57 AM
- San Rafael AbajoTue 2:57 AM
- San Rafael ArribaTue 2:57 AM
- San VicenteTue 2:57 AM
- San Vicente de MoraviaTue 2:57 AM
- SiquirresTue 2:57 AM
- TejarTue 2:57 AM
- TurrialbaTue 2:57 AM
Countries next to Costa Rica
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in San José, the capital of Costa Rica. Every city in Costa Rica keeps the same time.
One. All of Costa Rica is on CST (Central Standard Time) (America/Costa_Rica).
No. Clocks stay on UTC−6 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.