What time is it in Puntarenas right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Costa_Rica. Puntarenas is 6 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Puntarenas in?

Puntarenas uses CST (Central Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Costa_Rica, and the current UTC offset is UTC−6.

Does Puntarenas observe daylight saving time?

No. Puntarenas stays on UTC−6 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Puntarenas?

Open the time zone converter for Puntarenas to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Puntarenas is on CST (Central Standard Time), UTC−6. Puntarenas does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4:43 AM:22CST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−6

Country: Costa Rica
Region: Puntarenas Province
Lat/Long: 9°59'N / 84°50'W
Elevation: 1 m
Population: 35,650
Currency: Colon (CRC)
Languages: Spanish, English
Dialling code: +506

Time zone in Puntarenas

Time zone
CST
Central Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC−6
6 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Puntarenas keeps UTC−6

Puntarenas keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Costa_Rica, the one time zone in use in Costa Rica. Puntarenas does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Puntarenas today

Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Day length
11 hours 49 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Puntarenas for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 9°59'N / 84°50'W.

Time difference between Puntarenas and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Puntarenas. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Puntarenas
City	Local time	Compared to Puntarenas
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:43 AM	+2h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:43 AM	−1h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:43 AM	+1h (ahead)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:43 AM	+2h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:43 AM	Same time
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:43 AM	+3h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:43 AM	+6h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:43 AM	+7h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:43 AM	+7h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:43 AM	+7h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:43 PM	+8h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:43 PM	+10h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:13 PM	+11h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:43 PM	+14h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:43 PM	+14h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:43 PM	+15h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:43 PM	+17h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:43 PM	+19h (ahead)

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