Costa Rica
Time now in Concepción
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
18,721
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:50
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
9.89, -84.09
Time difference from Concepción
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Concepción right now.
Concepción on the map
About the time in Concepción
Clocks in Concepción stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Costa Rica.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Concepción day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 18,721 people live in Concepción, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Concepción
- What time is it in Concepción right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Concepción, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is Concepción in?
- Concepción uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Concepción?
- Concepción is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Concepción change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Concepción keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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