Current Time in Costa Rica
Costa Rica uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Costa Rica
It's 1:03 PM CST (UTC-06:00) in Costa Rica on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Costa Rica does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-6 all year.
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time
- IANA: America/Costa_Rica
- UTC offset now
- UTC-06:00 (CST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-6 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Limón
San Francisco
Alajuela
San José
How Costa Rica writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 de noviembre de 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 p. m.
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the es-CR locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Costa Rica
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Army Abolition DayDía de la Abolición del EjércitoTue, 1 December 2026 · in 26 days
- Christmas DayNavidadFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's DayAño NuevoFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Maundy ThursdayJueves SantoThu, 25 March 2027 · in 140 days
- Good FridayViernes SantoFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
Time difference from Costa Rica
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Costa Rica time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 10 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 15 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 17 h ahead | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
Costa Rica at a glance
- Capital
- San José
- Population
- 5,309,625
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
Questions about time in Costa Rica
- What time is it in Costa Rica right now?
- When this page was generated it was 1:03 PM CST (UTC-06:00) in Costa Rica.
- How many time zones does Costa Rica have?
- Costa Rica uses one time zone, Central Standard Time (IANA ID America/Costa_Rica).
- Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?
- No. Costa Rica does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-6 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Costa Rica?
- The next national public holiday is Army Abolition Day on Tue, 1 December 2026.