What time is it in San Miguel right now?

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

What time zone is San Miguel in?

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

Does San Miguel observe daylight saving time?

No. San Miguel 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 San Miguel?

Open the time zone converter for San Miguel 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 San Miguel, San José, Costa Rica

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

San Miguel, Costa Rica

5:55 AM:41CST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−6

Country: Costa Rica
Region: San José
Lat/Long: 9°52'N / 84°04'W
Elevation: 1,216 m
Population: 28,827
Currency: Colon (CRC)
Languages: Spanish, English
Dialling code: +506

Time zone in San Miguel

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
San Miguel keeps UTC−6

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

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Sunrise and sunset in San Miguel today

Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Day length
11 hours 49 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to San Miguel for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 9°52'N / 84°04'W.

Time difference between San Miguel and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to San Miguel
City	Local time	Compared to San Miguel
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:55 AM	+2h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:55 AM	−1h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:55 AM	+1h (ahead)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:55 AM	+2h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:55 AM	Same time
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:55 AM	+3h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:55 AM	+6h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:55 PM	+7h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:55 PM	+7h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:55 PM	+7h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:55 PM	+8h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:55 PM	+10h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:25 PM	+11h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:55 PM	+14h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:55 PM	+14h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:55 PM	+15h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:55 PM	+17h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:55 AM	+19h (ahead)

Other cities near San Miguel

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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.