Time zones in Costa Rica
Costa Rica uses one time zone, UTC−06:00 (Central Standard Time). It does not observe daylight saving time.
San José, capital
- Time zones
- One
- UTC offsets
- UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
The time in Costa Rica
One clock for the whole country.
Central Standard Time
Costa Rica
UTC−06:00 CST
No daylight saving
Biggest cities in Costa Rica
Local time in each, by population.
- San José
- Limón
- San Francisco
- Alajuela
- Liberia
- Paraíso
- Puntarenas
- San Isidro
- Curridabat
- San Vicente
- San Vicente de Moravia
- San José
Costa Rica time questions
- How many time zones does Costa Rica have?
- Costa Rica has one time zone: UTC−06:00, Central Standard Time.
- Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?
- No. Costa Rica keeps the same clock all year.
- What time is it in San José now?
- See the live clock above. San José is on UTC−06:00.