Current time in Costa Rica
12:27:20AM
UTC−6
Convert Costa Rica time
Live- Costa Rica12:27 AMThu, Nov 5
- Your time6:27 AMThu, Nov 5
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Costa Rica time zone
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC−6
- IANA time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Daylight saving
- Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time.
- Sun (Thu, Nov 5, 2026)
- Sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
- Capital
- San José
- Population
- 5,152,950
- Coordinates
- 9.93° N, 84.08° W
Time difference from Costa Rica
| City | Local time | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| London | 6:27 AM | London is 6 hours ahead |
| New York | 1:27 AM | New York is 1 hour ahead |
| Los Angeles | 10:27 PM | Los Angeles is 2 hours behind |
| Dubai | 10:27 AM | Dubai is 10 hours ahead |
| New Delhi | 11:57 AM | New Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Singapore | 2:27 PM | Singapore is 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | 3:27 PM | Tokyo is 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney | 5:27 PM | Sydney is 17 hours ahead |
Questions and answers
What time zone is Costa Rica in?
Costa Rica is in the Central Standard Time (CST) time zone, which is UTC−6 right now. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Costa_Rica.
Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?
No. Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time, so its clocks stay at UTC−6 all year.
What is the time difference between Costa Rica and New York?
Costa Rica is 1 hour behind New York.