Paraguay
Time now in Costa Rica
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 06:31Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Asuncion
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
06:31
Day length
11h 27m
Coordinates
-23.99, -56.18
Time difference from Costa Rica
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Costa Rica right now.
Costa Rica on the map
About the time in Costa Rica
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Costa Rica day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 12:00–20:00 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.
Costa Rica runs on America/Asuncion, which puts the city UTC −3 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.
The zone identifier America/Asuncion is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Asuncion keeps pointing at Asuncion time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Costa Rica
- Does Costa Rica change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Costa Rica keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- 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/Asuncion (UTC −3).
- What are normal business hours in Costa Rica in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Costa Rica runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Costa Rica in?
- Costa Rica uses America/Asuncion, currently UTC −3.
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