Costa Rica
Time now in Golfito
Sunrise 05:24Sunset 05:46Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
39,150
Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
05:46
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
8.60, -83.12
Time difference from Golfito
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Golfito right now.
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About the time in Golfito
The zone identifier America/Costa_Rica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Costa_Rica keeps pointing at Costa Rica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Golfito runs on America/Costa_Rica, 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.
Clocks in Golfito 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Golfito
- When do the sun rise and set in Golfito today?
- Sunrise is at 05:24 and sunset at 05:46, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
- Does Golfito change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Golfito keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- 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.
- What time is it in Golfito right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Golfito, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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