Current time in Costa Rica
Costa Rica CR
08:07
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
CST UTC−6 Standard time
Time zone facts for Costa Rica
- Time zone
- Central Standard TimeAmerica/Costa_Rica
- Offset from UTC
- UTC−66 hours behind UTC
- Daylight saving
- Not usedThe clocks stay on UTC−6 all year
- Capital
- San Jose
- Continent
- North America
- Local times in use
- 1The whole country shares one time
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Day length
- –
Where Costa Rica is
Cities in Costa Rica are marked in red. The dark side of the map is in night right now.
Land in daylightLand at nightCitySun overhead
The sun over San Jose today
The curve is the height of the sun through the day. The dot is where it is now.
Time difference from Costa Rica
| City | Time now | Compared with Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| New York US | 09:07 | 1 hour ahead |
| London GB | 14:07 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JP | 23:07 | 15 hours ahead |
| Dubai AE | 18:07 | 10 hours ahead |
| Sydney AU | 01:07 | 17 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles US | 06:07 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris FR | 15:07 | 7 hours ahead |
| Singapore SG | 22:07 | 14 hours ahead |
| New Delhi IN | 19:37 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Hong Kong HK | 22:07 | 14 hours ahead |
| Toronto CA | 09:07 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin DE | 15:07 | 7 hours ahead |
Cities in Costa Rica
Questions about time in Costa Rica
What time zone is Costa Rica in?
Costa Rica uses Central Standard Time (CST), which is currently UTC−6.
Does Costa Rica have daylight saving time?
No. Costa Rica does not change its clocks and stays on UTC−6 all year.
How far is Costa Rica from UTC?
Costa Rica is currently 6 hours behind UTC.