Costa Rica
Time now in Dulce Nombre
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:26Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
10,548
Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
9.81, -83.89
Time difference from Dulce Nombre
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About the time in Dulce Nombre
Sunrise today lands at 05:26 and sunset at 05:49 local time, giving 12h 22m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (9.81, -83.89) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Dulce Nombre.
Around 10,548 people live in Dulce Nombre, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Dulce Nombre sits at latitude 9.81, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 22m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dulce Nombre
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Costa_Rica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Dulce Nombre change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Dulce Nombre keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Dulce Nombre?
- Dulce Nombre is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Dulce Nombre right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dulce Nombre, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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