What time is it in Costa Rica right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Costa Rica, Mexico, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Mazatlan. Costa Rica is 7 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Costa Rica in?

Costa Rica uses Mexican Pacific Standard Time. Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Mazatlan, and the current UTC offset is UTC−7.

Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?

No. Costa Rica stays on UTC−7 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 Costa Rica?

Open the time zone converter for Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica, Sinaloa, Mexico

Costa Rica is on Mexican Pacific Standard Time, UTC−7. Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Costa Rica, Mexico

3:38 AM:46

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−7

Country: Mexico
Region: Sinaloa
Lat/Long: 24°35'N / 107°23'W
Elevation: 30 m
Population: 24,874
Currency: Peso (MXN)
Languages: Spanish
Dialling code: +52

Time zone in Costa Rica

Time zone
Mexican Pacific Standard Time
America/Mazatlan
UTC offset
UTC−7
7 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Costa Rica keeps UTC−7

Costa Rica keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Mazatlan, one of 12 time zones in use in Mexico. Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Costa Rica today

Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
5:33 PM
Day length
11 hours 20 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Costa Rica for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 24°35'N / 107°23'W.

Time difference between Costa Rica and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Costa Rica
City	Local time	Compared to Costa Rica
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:38 AM	+3h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:38 AM	Same time
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:38 AM	+2h (ahead)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:38 AM	+3h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:38 AM	+1h (ahead)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:38 AM	+4h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:38 AM	+7h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:38 AM	+8h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:38 AM	+8h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:38 AM	+8h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:38 PM	+9h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:38 PM	+11h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:08 PM	+12h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:38 PM	+15h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:38 PM	+15h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:38 PM	+16h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:38 PM	+18h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:38 PM	+20h (ahead)

Other cities near Costa Rica

All 625 cities in Mexico

Frequently asked questions

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.