Mexico
Time now in Costa Rica
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:56Sunset 06:31Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
06:31
Day length
12h 34m
Coordinates
15.46, -92.69
Time difference from Costa Rica
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About the time in Costa Rica
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Costa Rica sits at latitude 15.46, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 34m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Costa Rica runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Costa Rica
- When do the sun rise and set in Costa Rica today?
- Sunrise is at 05:56 and sunset at 06:31, giving 12h 34m of daylight.
- What time is it in Costa Rica right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Costa Rica, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- Does Costa Rica change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Costa Rica keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Costa Rica in?
- Costa Rica uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
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