Time in Costa Rica
Costa Rica keeps one time: Central Time, UTC−6 all year, with no daylight saving time. Costa Rica borders Nicaragua and Panama. Its capital is San Jose.
- Population
- 4,999,441 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 19,730 sq mi (51,100 km²)
- Currency
- Colon (CRC)
- Languages
- Spanish (Costa Rica), English
- Calling code
- +506
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- CR
- Coordinates (central point)
- 9.621019, -83.633400
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
San José, Limón, Alajuela, Liberia, Paraíso, Puntarenas, San Isidro, and San José all keep Central Time, like the rest of Costa Rica.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Panama | UTC−5 all year | 1 hour ahead |
| Nicaragua | UTC−6 all year | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.