Costa Rica
Time now in Mercedes
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:25Sunset 05:48Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,707
Sunrise
05:25
Sunset
05:48
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
10.14, -83.65
Time difference from Mercedes
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Mercedes right now.
Mercedes on the map
About the time in Mercedes
Around 1,707 people live in Mercedes, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Mercedes 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 Mercedes 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 Mercedes
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Mercedes?
- Mercedes is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Mercedes change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Mercedes keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Mercedes in?
- Mercedes uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in Mercedes right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mercedes, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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