Costa Rica
Time now in La Cuesta
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:23Sunset 05:44Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,906
Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
05:44
Day length
12h 20m
Coordinates
8.48, -82.87
Time difference from La Cuesta
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La Cuesta on the map
About the time in La Cuesta
La Cuesta sits at latitude 8.48, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
La Cuesta 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.
Around 3,906 people live in La Cuesta, 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 La Cuesta
- Which time zone is La Cuesta in?
- La Cuesta uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
- When do the sun rise and set in La Cuesta today?
- Sunrise is at 05:23 and sunset at 05:44, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
- 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 La Cuesta right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in La Cuesta, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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