America/Costa_Rica Time Zone

Largest cities on this clock

San José, Limón, Alajuela, Liberia, Paraíso, Puntarenas, San Isidro, and San José, in Costa Rica, keep Central Time, the time shown above.

Largest first, by the population GeoNames lists for each city (it gives no year).

Countries and territories, largest first

These countries and territories use this time zone. The list doesn’t settle any border question. Country populations are GeoNames figures. GeoNames gives no year for them, so they are not current estimates and may differ in age from country to country.

1. Costa Rica4,999,441 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

1. America/Managua249 mi north
2. America/Panama285 mi east
3. Etc/GMT+6sea area
4. Etc/GMT+5sea area

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.

Boundary data adapted from © OpenStreetMap contributors, under ODbL.

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